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High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe (/ ˈ w ɪ k əm / WIK-əm), [2] is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England.Lying in the valley of the River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is 29 miles (47 km) west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, 13 miles (21 km) south-southeast of Aylesbury, 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Oxford, 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Reading and 8 miles (13 ...
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The successor body, Wycombe District Council, used the municipal offices as its headquarters, substantially extending the building to the rear and renaming it the "District Council Offices". [11] [12] Following further local government reorganisation in 2020, the building became the High Wycombe local area office of Buckinghamshire Council. [13]
History [ edit ] The villa and bath house complex at High Wycombe was constructed between 150 and 170 and was expanded during the early 4th century; it was inhabited until at least the 4th century, with the latest dateable object discovered at the site being a coin which dates from 320 to 324.
Wycombe Marsh is an area of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. It lies on the River Wye and the A40 road, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east of High Wycombe town centre, and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Loudwater. Wycombe Marsh is in the Ryemead ward of High Wycombe, which had a population of 7,188 at the 2011 ...
Chepping Wycombe is a civil parish in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. The parish includes the three large villages of Tylers Green , Loudwater , and Flackwell Heath . The central part of the parish comprises extensive business and industrial development lying adjacent and underneath an elevated section of the M40 in the ...
Wycombe District / ˈ w ɪ k əm / was a local government district in Buckinghamshire in south-central England. Its council was based in the town of High Wycombe. The district was abolished on 31 March 2020 and its area is now administered by the unitary Buckinghamshire Council. It had introduced locality budgets before October 2013. [1]
The building was commissioned to replace the 18th century guildhall in the High Street. [2] The foundation stone for the new building was laid by the mayor, Daniel Clarke, on 5 November 1903. [ 3 ] The building was designed by Charles Bateman and Alfred Hale in the Queen Anne style and was officially opened on 12 October 1904.