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Princes Risborough is situated on the western side of Buckinghamshire.
The civil parish comprises the small Country town of Princes Risborough,
the village of Monks Risborough, and the  hamlets
of Whiteleaf (with its notable Cross cut in the chalk hillside),
Alscot, Askett, Cadsden and part of Horsenden. In area it measures
approximately four square miles. Princes Risborough is splendidly
situated between the steep westward escarpment of the Chiltern Hills
and the fertile Vale of Aylesbury. The town stands about 400 feet
above sea level but the higher parts of the parish above Whiteleaf
attain an elevation of nearly 800 feet.
There is a map at the back of this guide for useful reference.
The Chiltern Hills here command some of the finest panoramic views
obtainable in the Home Counties, extending over the Thames into
Berkshire, westwards to Oxford and to the northwest across the Midland
shires. It is also a fantastic place to spot Red Kites that are
flourishing in this part of the Chilterns.
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