Calvert, Buckinghamshire
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| Calvert | |
  Calvert shown within Buckinghamshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Parish | Calvert Green |
| District | Aylesbury Vale |
| Shire county | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BUCKINGHAM |
| Postcode district | MK18 |
| Dialling code | 01296 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Buckingham |
| List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire | |
Calvert is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, near the village of Steeple Claydon.
Originally named after a wealthy local family, the village was founded as a hamlet in the Victorian era to house workers for the brick works that were constructed in the area. The works have since been closed and turned into a nature reserve and landfill. All that remains of the hamlet is a small group of red brick terrace houses.
Today a new housing estate has been built called Calvert Green, greatly expanding on its original size.
There is also now a sizeable lake in Calvert called Grebe Lake, that is used for boating, sailing and kayaking.
A sizeable landfill site exists at Calvert. Waste is collected from Bristol and Bath each day and transported using rail via Aylesbury to Calvert.[1] The site has a power station used to generate electricity from landfill gas, capable of producing 15 MW.[2]
