Wycombe

Wycombe District
Shown within non-metropolitan Buckinghamshire
Geography
Status:	District
Admin. County:	Buckinghamshire
Region:	South East England
Area: - Total	Ranked 135th 324.57 km²
Admin. HQ:	High Wycombe
ONS code:	11UF
Demographics
Population: - Total (2008 est.) - Density	Ranked 109th 161,500 498 / km²
Ethnicity[1]:	86.8% White 7.9% S.Asian 2.6% Black British 1.8% Mixed Race.
Politics
Wycombe District Council http://www.wycombe.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Paul Goodman, Dominic Grieve, David Lidington, Cheryl Gillan

Wycombe is a local government district in Buckinghamshire in south central England. It is administered by Wycombe District Council in the town of High Wycombe. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of the borough of High Wycombe, Marlow Urban District and Wycombe Rural District.

Constituent parts

The Wycombe District Council area comprises:

Towns

• High Wycombe
• Princes Risborough
• Marlow

Civil parishes

There are 28 civil parishes including 2 where a Parish Meeting is held in lieu of a Parish Council: see list of civil parishes in Wycombe

Sports club

Home to Wycombe Wanderers F.C. and London Wasps

Transport

The district is bisected by the M40, with a major junction with the A404 at High Wycombe. The A404 connects Marlow and Wycombe within the district. The main railway line through the district, the Chiltern Main Line has major stations at High Wycombe and Princes Risborough. The Marlow Branch Line and Princes Risborough line also provide commuter services.

References

1. ^ Office for national Statistics

External links

• Wycombe District Council website
• CountyCapital.co.uk Discussion Website about Aylesbury and the surrounding area
• Wycombe Online - community news, information and business directory for Wycombe
•  "Wycombe". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911. 

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