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Winslow
By admin | May 19, 2008
Winslow is a small market town in north Buckinghamshire, in the centre of the Vale of Aylesbury. It has a population of about 4500.
One of the finest buildings in Buckinghamshire is situated in this small town. Winslow Hall, which sits on the main road leading into the town from Aylesbury, is thought to have been designed by Sir Christopher Wren circa 1700, in his latter days twenty-five years after he designed St Paul’s Cathedral in London. The building, while smaller than some other local mansions, is magnificently designed nonetheless.
Today the town has grown to house the expanding population, but the small town hasn’t lost any of its quaint rural charm. The 11th century parish church in High Street is dedicated to St Laurence.
The Whaddon Chase fox hunt has traditionally met in the Town Square at Winslow every Boxing Day for many years. The occasion is very well attended with over a thousand people visiting the town on Boxing Day each year. The Brass Band from the nearby village of Great Horwood playing Christmas carols are always in attendance.
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