Latimer and Ley Hill
Latimer and Ley Hill is located in Buckinghamshire
Latimer and Ley Hill
Latimer and Ley Hill
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population986 (2020)[1]
Civil parish
  • Latimer and Ley Hill
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townChesham
Postcode districtHP5
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central

Latimer and Ley Hill, formerly just Latimer, is a civil parish under Buckinghamshire Council,[2] in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. The parish includes Latimer, Ley Hill and Tyler's Hill. As of 2020, it has a population of 986.[1] Until 2020 it was in the Chiltern district.

History

The parish was renamed from "Latimer" to "Latimer and Ley Hill" on 9 April 2013.[3] The parish council was also renamed from "Latimer Parish Council" to "Latimer and Ley Hill Parish Council" at the same time. It was felt that the name better reflected the area since Ley Hill ward accounted for 65% of the electors.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Latimer and Ley Hill (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. "Home". Latimer and Ley Hill Parish Council. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. "Buckinghamshire Registration District Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. "Chiltern District Council - Parish name change from Latimer to Latimer and Ley Hill Parish Council 2013" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 8 January 2022.


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