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Wycombe, West, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Bucks - par., 6533 ac., pop. 2390; vil., 2½ miles NW. of Wycombe; P.O. The church was rebuilt in 1763, and is a handsome edifice in the Grecian style. Chair-making is the principal industry. Wycombe Park is the seat of the Dashwoods.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | West Wycombe CP/AP Buckinghamshire AncC |
Place names: | WEST WYCOMBE | WYCOMBE | WYCOMBE WEST |
Place: | West Wycombe |
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