Wycombe Marsh

Wycombe Marsh
Wycombe Marsh
	St Anne's Church
	Wycombe Marsh Location within Buckinghamshire
OS grid reference	SU8892
Civil parish	unparished;
Unitary authority	Buckinghamshire;
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HIGH WYCOMBE
Postcode district	HP11
Dialling code	01494
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Wycombe;
	List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 51°36′59″N 0°43′21″W / 51.616405°N 0.72263°W

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 census.^[1]

Features[edit]

Wycombe Marsh is home to Wycombe Retail Park, whose stores include Currys PC World, Marks & Spencer, Argos, Wickes and Pets at Home. There are multiple residential areas, including Wye Dene Estate.^[2] The area is served by Marsh Infant School and Nursery and three small churches.

Wycombe Marsh also lies on the abandoned section of the Wycombe Railway between High Wycombe and Bourne End, that opened in 1854 and closed in 1970. Trackbed can still be found in the area.

History[edit]

Wycombe's location as a well-watered valley protected by higher ground, meant that it was favourable to prehistoric settlements, of which traces have been found at Wycombe Marsh dating from the Bronze Age.^[3] In previous centuries, Wycombe Marsh was home to mills and was engaged in the manufacture of paper.^[3] In the 21st century, Wycombe Marsh has undergone major redevelopment. Brownfield land such as Thames Water's redundant sewage treatment works has been converted into a retail park, and more recently, a housing development.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Wycombe Locality Profile" (PDF). Prevention Matters. Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ Wye Dene development page
^ ^a ^b Page, William (1925). A History of the County of Buckingham. p. 112. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ JNP Group report on the redevelopment of the sewage treatment works.

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[1] "Wycombe Locality Profile" (PDF). Prevention Matters. Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[2] Wye Dene development page

[Page-3] Page, William (1925). A History of the County of Buckingham. p. 112. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

[4] JNP Group report on the redevelopment of the sewage treatment works.

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Towns (component areas and hamlets)	High Wycombe Cressex Micklefield Sands Terriers Totteridge Wycombe Marsh Marlow Forty Green Princes Risborough Alscot Askett Cadsden Flowers Bottom Loosley Row Lower North Dean Monks Risborough North Dean Redland End Speen Upper North Dean Whiteleaf
Other civil parishes (component villages and hamlets)	Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Bledlow Bledlow Ridge Crownfield Forty Green Holly Green Pitch Green Rout's Green Saunderton Saunderton Lee Skittle Green Bradenham Bradenham Walters Ash Chepping Wycombe Flackwell Heath Loudwater Tylers Green Downley Ellesborough Butlers Cross Chalkshire Coombe Dunsmore Ellesborough Nash Lee North Lee Terrick Fawley Fawley Fawley Bottom Great and Little Hampden Great Hampden Green Hailey Hampden Row Little Hampden Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh Great Kimble Kimble Wick Little Kimble Marsh Smoky Row Great Marlow Bovingdon Green Burroughs Grove Chisbridge Cross Danesfield Marlow Common Hambleden Colstrope Fingest Frieth Hambleden Mill End Parmoor Pheasant's Hill Skirmett Hazlemere Hedsor Hedsor Widmoor Hughenden Cryers Hill Four Ashes Great Kingshill Hughenden Valley Hunt's Hill Naphill Naphill Common Widmer End Ibstone Lacey Green Lacey Green Parslow's Hillock Wardrobes Lane End Cadmore Ditchfield Lane End Moor Common Moor End Little Marlow Coldmoorholme Fern Handy Cross Little Marlow Sheepridge Well End Winchbottom Longwick-cum-Ilmer Horsenden Ilmer Little Meadle Longwick Meadle Owlswick Marlow Bottom Medmenham Bockmer End Lower Woodend Medmenham Rockwell End Piddington and Wheeler End Piddington Wheeler End Radnage Bennett End Radnage The City Stokenchurch Beacon's Bottom Bolter End Horsleys Green Stokenchurch Studley Green Waterend Turville Northend Southend Turville Turville Heath West Wycombe Booker West Wycombe Wooburn Berghers Hill Bourne End Cores End Hawks Hill Widmoor Wooburn Wooburn Green Wooburn Moor
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