In 1872 sanitary districts were established, giving public health and local government responsibilities for rural areas to the existing boards of guardians of poor law unions.

Whilst the Buckingham Rural Sanitary District was entirely in Buckinghamshire, the neighbouring Brackley Rural Sanitary District straddled Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, and Buckinghamshire.

It was therefore decided before the act came into force that the three Buckinghamshire parishes from the Brackley Rural Sanitary District (Biddlesden, Turweston, and Westbury), would be added to the Buckingham Rural District.

[5] In 1926 the council bought a large early nineteenth century house called Chandos House on School Lane in Buckingham for £400, and converted it to become their offices and meeting place.

[9] Buckingham Rural District was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972.