Latimer and Ley Hill

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.

Latimer and Ley Hill
Latimer and Ley Hill Location within Buckinghamshire
Population	986 (2020)[1]
Civil parish	Latimer and Ley Hill
Unitary authority	Buckinghamshire Council
Shire county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Chesham
Postcode district	HP5
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 51.6993°N 0.565°W / 51.6993; -0.565

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]