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Map from "OpenStreetMap", but the annotations are mine.
Blue = schools for under 11s ("primary"), Red = supermarkets, Black = train stations,
Green = bus stations, Purplr Line = Bourg Walk bridge |
For those of you that want to know what it is like
living in a compact town ... (there is a scale, bottom left). To put it
in context, the urban area of Aylesbury shown on the map above has a
population of in the region of 75000. (new housing is still going up, so the census number from 2011 is like to be on the low side!)
This is where I live - Aylesbury. I live near the big "x" on the north-east side of town.
The
blue dots are schools for the under 11s (three are "special schools"
for those who, due to learning disabilities etc. need lots of extra
support - and tbh, I think one of the three I have marked is for the
older kids - so that's two for the younger kids).
The red squares are
the supermarkets - EVERY major British supermarket chain is represented
in Aylesbury. There are, of course, local, smaller, food stores on top
of that.
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Gotta be copyright of Chiltern railways, but I'm sure they won't mind me sharing their route map.
the map is about 7 years old, and there is now a second railway station in Aylesbury that is not shown.
It is Aylebury Vale Parkway, which is just a bit further up the spur that leads to Aylesbury. |
The two black marks are the two railway stations - both
connect to London (Marylebone), which is VERY close to Baker Street and
the Madam Tussaurds waxworks venue. There is an alternative route that
connects (via a change) to Birminham, and thus, to the rest of the
country's rail network.
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Map copyright Arriva, showing the Places one can get to with
an "All Zones" pass. |
The green square near one of the railway stations is the Bus Station.
The
purple line near the Bus Station is the "
Bourg Walk", the $12.8 million
walking and cycling bridge that was built a few years ago as the
centrepiece of the town's cycle program.
