Westbury, Buckinghamshire

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Westbury is a village and civil parish in northern Buckinghamshire, England, about Template:Convert east of Brackley and Template:Convert west of Buckingham. It is close to the A422 and the border with Oxfordshire.

The village was given by King Edward IV to the Company of Cooks in LondonTemplate:When, and has since been sold into private hands.Template:Citation needed

The parish church is St Augustine, a Grade II* listed building. The church dates back to the 13th century, though much restored in 1863.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The church tower houses four bells, one of which dates back to the 14th century.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The village is home to Beachborough School, a private prep school established originally in Hampshire in 1910, but relocated to Westbury in 1942 in the manor house.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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