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High Wycombe
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town in Buckinghamshire, England
Key facts
- Population
- 75,814
- Os grid reference
- SU867929
- Unitary authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ceremonial county
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Sovereign state
- United Kingdom
- Post town
- HIGH WYCOMBE
- Postcode district
- HP10-15
- Dialling code
- 01494
- Police
- Thames Valley
- Fire
- Buckinghamshire
- Ambulance
- South Central
- Uk parliament
- Wycombe
- Website
- www .wycombe .gov .uk
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- High Wycombe
- Population
- 120256
- Official website
- www.wycombe.gov.uk
- Image
- High Wycombe Guildhall 2.JPG
- Dialing code
- 01494
Show 6 more facts
- postal code
- HP13
- Commons category
- High Wycombe
- OS grid reference
- SU867929
- P8168
- circumhorizontal arc
- native label
- High Wycombe
- P12749
- Menhit
Sources (6)
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Article
High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe (/ˈwɪkəm/ WIK-əm), 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 km) north of Maidenhead.
According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, High Wycombe's built up area has a population of 127,856, making it the largest town in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire. The High Wycombe Urban Area, the conurbation of which the town is the largest component, has a population of 140,684. Part of the urban area constitutes the civil parish of Chepping Wycombe, which had a population of 14,455 according to the 2001 census – this parish represents that part of the ancient parish of Chepping Wycombe which was outside the former municipal borough of Wycombe. There has been a market held in the High Street since at least the Middle Ages. The market is currently held on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.