Buckingham
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The town is said to be the final resting place of St Romwald a little known
Saxon saint and the grandson of Penda King of Mercia; the parish church at
Strixton (Northants) is dedicated to him and the small northern town of
Romaldkirk is also thought to be named after him. He was apparently born at King's Sutton, Northants, where he died 3 days later. During his short life, he repeatedly professed his Christian faith and asked for baptism. He is also called Rumwald or Rumbold. There is a medieval well on the south side of the dismantled railway which borders the town. The well, which is now dry for much of the year, was positioned to exploit the spring line below the crest of a north facing slope overlooking the town.
Nearby towns include
Aylesbury,
Bicester,
Brackley,
Milton Keynes, and
Towcester.
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Buckingham Chantry Chapel (owned by the
National Trust)
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Stowe*
Duke of Buckingham*
List of places in Buckinghamshire*
Buckingham palace,
London*
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