I, they extended from Dudley bridge in the west to Thornborough bridge in the east and from Chackmore brook in the north to Padbury Mill bridge in the south. The borough comprised six districts or divisions: the borough (so-called) these three formed the town of Buckingham the district of Bourton Hold these three formed the town of Buckingham the precinct of Prebend End these three formed the town of Buckingham the hamlet of Bourton the hamlet of Gawcott the hamlet of Lenborough The use of the term "borough" to refer to part of the town (presumably the area of the former manor of Buckingham) should not be taken to imply any difference in rights between that district and the borough as a whole. In addition to the lordship of the borough, other manors within the borough were: Prebend End of Buckingham cum Gawcott. This formed part of the endowment of the prebend of Sutton cum Buckingham in Lincoln Cathedral. On the Reformation it became a lay fee which was eventually purchased in 1613 by Sir Thomas Denton of Hillesden. In the 19th century it was purchased by the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. Bourton. This was held with the manor of Buckingham down to 1560. Accounts of 1473-74 show some tenants of the manor holding land within the manor of Buckingham, in Castle End, Castle Street and Well Street, representing in part the district known as Bourton Hold. Lenborough Premises A town hall was built in the Market Place in Buckingham in 1685. This building was replaced by Buckingham Town Hall in 1783. The town hall remained the seat of local government in the town until 1965 when the council moved to Castle House on West Street. The council then remained based at Castle House until its abolition in 1974. Abolition The borough council was abolished in 1974 when, as a result of local government re-organization, the borough was merged with Buckingham Rural District and Wing Rural District to create the district of Aylesbury Vale. The Buckingham Three Weeks Court, which had not sat since 1820, was also formally abolished at that time. A successor parish was created for the former area of the borough, with its council adopting the name Buckingham Town Council. Castle House was used as an area office by Aylesbury Vale District Council until the late 1970s, but was then converted back to residential use. References