Talk:Gerrards Cross

Expatriate Population
Would it be appropriate to include information indicating that Gerrards Cross has a substantial expatriate population because of its proximity to the American Community School of London in Uxbridge?Jeannedb 15:40, 30 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Can you provide evidence that this is the case? -- Roleplayer 18:39, 30 November 2006 (UTC)


 * The only "evidence" I would have is from having lived there as an American Expat and because of my experiences there. I'm guessing that wouldn't be good enough.  Jeannedb 14:09, 8 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Not really no. Would there be anything from recent census returns that could illustrate this? -- Roleplayer 16:10, 8 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Too bad, because it's true about Gerrards Cross having lots of Americans. I lived there in the early 80's. The base at nearby High Wycombe had a high school for military kids -- lots of yanks about the area. --Eileenparks 18:03, 15 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I too was an American expat working in Gerrards Cross in 1998-1999. The American company Mosaix (later became Lucent Technologies) had a building at the end of Packhorse Rd. This generated a number of Americans coming and going. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.255.51.107 (talk) 14:58, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

You need to provide reliable sources for this claim, certainly news to me and Daws Hill is about 12 miles away so surely would be more relevant to High Wycombe and the surrounding area. But verifiability is a policy here so we must stick to it. Thanks, SqueakBox 19:13, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

I grew up in Gerrards Cross and can verify that there has always been a lot of Americans, Scots and Canadians in the area. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the airforce base at Daws Hill - it's to do with people coming over on secondments for business and the film industry. There is (or was) an American School near Uxbridge. On my street alone, I knew a Canadian guy and 2 Americans - that's out of the 5 houses I knew about including my own. Half my junior school were expats and/or to do with the film industry (High March in Beaconsfield)- I went to school with Gerald Thomas' daughters (Producer of the Carry on Films) and Gary Kurtz's daughters (producer of Star Wars), plus a load of other Americans, Finns and Canadians. My secondary school was full of Scots - all who'd come to Buckinghamshire because their fathers worked for big companies.

I can't provide you "reliable sources" other than my own experience and knowledge. I don't know who you are, but I don't think you live in Gerrards Cross, because if you did, you wouldn't be being such a pedant. Why would you expect mere mortals to cite ONS stylee stats at you, when all we can do is report our actual, anecdotal experiences? What's to say that these ex-pats even show up on Censuses?

Being a pedant is an important part of writing an encyclopedia! I'm from Gerrards Cross too and I can't say I'd noticed a dramatically larger ex-pat community than in many other towns. Some of your perception will be down to your own experience- as an ex-pat yourself, you will undoubtedly have encountered more ex-pats than 'natives' may. So, is it true? Is it true today, even if it was the case when you experienced it? Well, there must be some evidence out there. If there is - add it in! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.103.184.34 (talk) 12:35, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

You might like to consider other avenues for valid data.

I too lived there in 90-92 and knew of Many Americans who lived in the town as well. The local's who lived there were well aware of this as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.100.254.65 (talk) 19:11, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Not sure that it matters whether ex-pat population is mentioned or not, but I have lived in the town for 40 years and there have always been lots of ex-pats including many Americans. There are several reasons for the American presence, including that there is an American Wives Club and that an existing population attracts new arrivals to the UK to settle here. My employer in London in the 1970-80s had a re-location service for arriving Americans (and Canadians) which always included this town in its very limited list of suitable locations. My personal friends included ones who worked at Heathrow and others in London's west end (which is exceptionally easy to reach from here). There are even a few who decided not to return to the US. One comment suggested that the American school at High Wycombe would cause Americans to live there, but there is a huge difference between the two towns, not the the least being the distance from any good housing to the railway station for commuting to London - plus that fact that in true American style there was a school bus. Whitebearded (talk) 09:57, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

American in Gerrards Cross
I lived on Packhorse Road, just past the shops, in the mid '70s. We were a USNavy family and referred to the town by the Navy, for those who were attached to the embassy in London. Many American service families lived in and around here because of the American School at High Wycombe, and the train service to London was convenient. We were serving our country as military personnel out of uniform, in respect to the British. Most of the Americans living in Buckinghamshire are military or state dept. personnel, attached to the embassy, or other military establishments in London.0mu1ll (talk) 02:23, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

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