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Buckinghamshire

a county of England in the south-midland section.

It has an area of about 743 square miles, of which over 80 per cent. is cultivated.

The chief agricultural products are wheat and oats. Dairying is also an important industry. In the northern part of the county is considerable woodland.

There are a few manufacturing industries. The chief rivers are the Thames, the Ouse, the Ousel, the Colle, and Thame. The princip The principal towns are Aylesbury, Buckingham, Slough, and Wycombe. The estimated population in 1917 was 205,164.

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