LC control no. | n 80097378 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Geographic heading | High Wycombe (England) |
Geographic subdivision usage | England--High Wycombe |
Variant(s) | Wycombe (England) High Wycombe, Eng. High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire) |
Associated country | Great Britain England |
Associated place | Buckinghamshire (England) Wye, River (Wales and England) |
Found in | Fearon, H.B. Around Wycombe, 1948. Anorexia Aid. Contact, June 1988: t.p. (High Wycombe, Bucks.) Wikipedia, viewed 12 May 2017 (High Wycombe; often referred to as Wycombe; it is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England; it is 29 miles (47 km) west north west of Charing Cross in London; this information is also engraved on the Corn Market building in the centre of the town; a mill town through Medieval and Tudor times, manufacturing lace and linen cloth; it was also a stopping point on the way from Oxford to London; the paper industry was prominent in 17th and 18th centuries; furniture industry, particularly chair-making, took hold in the 19th century; it now comprises a number of suburbs and has undergone major redevelopment) Barth. gaz. places Brit., 1986 (High Wycombe, Bucks., tn., in Wycombe District) Col. Lipp. gaz., 1962 (High Wycombe or Wycombe, mun. borough, Bucks., Eng.) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 51°38ʹ00ʺN 000°46ʹ00ʺW) Collins Britain atlas and gazetteer, 1999 (High Wycombe, Bucks.; town, administration and service centre on River Wye, on S side of Chiltern Hills, 28m/45km NW of London; site of Roman villa 1km SE of town centre |
Geographic area code | e-uk-en |