| Aylesbury is part of the Aylesbury Urban Area in | | | | Georgian and medieval period though most of the |
| Buckinghamshire. The town has an extensive history | | | | architecture is similar to other English towns. Some of |
| as excavations have discovered artifacts from the | | | | the most historic buildings include the Union |
| Iron Age. There are relics of an old Iron Age fort | | | | workhouse, Ceely House, Ardenham House and the |
| that originates from 650BC. During Anglo-Saxon times | | | | County Gaol. |
| this town had a large market. It was also popular for | | | | The town has held a market since the Saxon period |
| pilgrims as it is the burial site of Saint Osyth. | | | | as it was on a major trade route that linked the |
| The town experienced a large growth in the 1960s | | | | southwest of England to London. The mill industry |
| as the location was more desirable then London and | | | | was important at one point in time though the last |
| a lot of overspill settled in the area. New housing | | | | flour mill was closed in 1990. The manufacture of |
| developments have caused another increase in the | | | | needles also was an important industry. Bucks lace is |
| city's population. | | | | from the area and was made by the poor. The lace |
| The city has several buildings from the Victorian, | | | | making ended after Victorian times. |