Bourton, Buckinghamshire
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| Bourton | |
  Bourton shown within Buckinghamshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Shire county | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BUCKINGHAM |
| Postcode district | MK18 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire | |
Bourton is a hamlet in the parish of Buckingham, in Buckinghamshire, England.
The hamlet name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'fortified enclosure'.
Bourton was once the location of a great house that belonged to the Minshull family. In the English Civil War the house was plundered by Parliamentarian forces and goods to the value of £2,000 (a massive fortune in the day) were stolen. The house has long since disappeared.
