Gerrards Cross is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the very south of the county, near the border with Hertfordshire and Greater London, south of Chalfont St Peter. The village is in the South Bucks local government district, which was known as the Beaconsfield district from 1974 to 1980. This had been formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of part of Eton Rural District (including Gerrards Cross) with Beaconsfield urban district.