The five BT Telephone Exchanges (and two former) in the Buckingham (01280) telephone area
Brackley ATE
Brackley Telephone Exchange is situated in Buckingham Road, Brackley NN13 7EL and serves Brackley, Evenley, Halse, Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Radstone, Turweston and Westbury.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01280-70.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 028 03.
ID: SMBY. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.
Buckingham ATE
Buckingham Telephone Exchange is located in Verney Close, Buckingham MK18 1JP and serves Buckingham, Chackmore, Dadford, Gawcott, Maids Moreton, Padbury, Radclive, Thornborough and Thornton.
The telephone codes for this exchange include 01280-81 and 01280-82.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 028 02.
ID: SMBU. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.
Buckingham former ATE
The former Buckingham telephone exchange is situated off Market Hill and adjacent to the Royal Mail Delivery Office, this former exchange is now a domestic appliances shop. The replacement exchange can be seen in the background on the left. The postcode of this shop is MK18 1JT.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 028 02.
ID: SMBU. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.
Finmere ATE
Finmere Telephone Exchange is located in Little Tingewick, Buckingham MK18 4AR and serves Barton Hartshorn, Chetwode, Cottisford, Finmere, Mixbury, Newton Purcell, Preston Bissett, Tingewick and Water Stratford.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01280-84.
ID: SMFI. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.
Lillingstone Dayrell (Akeley) ATE
Lillingstone Dayrell Telephone Exchange is located in Chapel Lane, Akeley, Buckingham MK18 5HU and serves Akeley, Leckhampstead and Lillingstone Lovell. This exchange replaced the former Lillingstone Dayrell exchange building in the 1970’s.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01280-86.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 028 06.
ID: SMLD. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.
Lillingstone Dayrell former ATE
The former Lillingstone Dayrell Telephone Exchange was located off Bycell Road, Lillingstone Dayrell, Buckingham and served Akeley, Leckhampstead, Lillingstone Dayrell and Lilliingstone Lovell. This exchange has now been relocated to Akeley (see left).
The former dialling code for this exchange was 028 06.
ID: SMLD. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.
Syresham ATE
Syresham Telephone Exchange is located in Main Road, Syresham, Brackley NN13 5HE and serves Biddlesden, Crowfield, Syresham and Whitfield.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01280-85.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 028 05.
ID: SMSYR. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.