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High Wycombe is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England. Until 1946, it was known as Chepping Wycombe or Chipping Wycombe. High Wycombe is 47 km (29 mi) to the northwest of Charing Cross, London, a detail engraved on the Corn Market building in the heart of town. The town has a population of 93,000 people (2012 estimate).
Guide to High Wycombe Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in High Wycombe that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
High Wycombe, England
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More on High Wycombe
A settlement has existed in the High Wycombe area going back to Roman times. The Romans built a villa here around AD 150-170. It has been a market town since the 12th century. High Wycombe is noted for the industry of making lace and linen cloth. During medieval times, it was a stopover for travelers journeying between London and Oxford.During the 19th century, High Wycombe developed into a center for furniture making. The terraced houses from that period were built to house workers in the furniture industry. Its population grew rapidly, from 13,000 people in 1881, to 29,000 in 1928. By the 20th century, however, the furniture industry was in decline, and the many housing estates of High Wycombe degenerated into slums.
Corn Market building, High Wycombe
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The High Wycombe town center underwent facelift in the 1960s. A concrete culvert was built for the River Wye, while some of the old buildings town down. As a result, some of the characteristic cottages of old made way for "modern" buildings that are today regarded as "aesthetically challenged".
Visiting High Wycombe
Take the A40 road out of London. It eventually passes through High Wycombe. For more speed, take the M40 motorway to Junction 4, then continue on A404.There are also trains from London Marylebone that stops at High Wycombe on the way to Birmingham.
Eden Centre, High Wycombe
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Places of Interest in High Wycombe
- All Saints Church
Parish church dating to 1086, enlarged in the 18th century, and restored in 1889. - Chilterns Shopping Centre
A covered thoroughfare or mall. - Corn Market
Octagonal building locally called the Pepper Pot, was designed in 1761. - Eden Centre
Shopping center in High Wycombe. With 850,000 sq ft (79,000 sq m) of floor area, it is the 28th largest shopping center in the United Kingdom. - High Wycombe Guildhall
Colonnaded historic building built in 1757.
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