Quarrendon Estate

Quarrendon is a large housing estate on the north west side of Aylesbury (where the 2011 census population was included) in Buckinghamshire, England. The estate is named after the nearby ancient village of Quarrendon.[2]

Quarrendon
Quarrendon is located in Buckinghamshire
Quarrendon
Quarrendon
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population5,478 (2011 Census) [1]
OS grid referenceSP8014
Civil parish
  • Aylesbury
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAYLESBURY
Postcode districtHP19
Dialling code01296
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

History

The estate was started in the post war years and added to in four main stages right through to the 1980s. It is now one of the largest housing estates in the modern town of Aylesbury with a population in the 2001 census of 5,897 people[3] In the 2011 census, the estate had a population of 5,478 people.[1]

Facilities

Schools

The estate has three community primary schools:

  • Haydon Abbey School, with 380 pupils[5]
  • Thomas Hickman School, with 454 pupils.[6]
  • the Abbey Centre, the Pupil Referral Unit for Aylesbury.[7]

References


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