Place record 0279600000 - WEST WYCOMBE RURAL

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General background information on West Wycombe Rural parish.

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  • NON ANTIQUITY (Undated)

Description

WEST WYCOMBE RURAL FORMED IN 1934 FROM PART OF THE OLD PARISH OF WEST WYCOMBE. BY THIS TIME MOST OF THE EAST HALF OF THE PARISH (INCLUDING WEST WYCOMBE VILLAGE) HAD BECOME PART OF HIGH WYCOMBE. IN 1934 NAPHILL COMMON WAS TRANSFERRED TO HUGHENDEN & LANE END TO FINGEST, LEAVING 2 SMALL PARTS OF WEST WYCOMBE (B1).
Negative fieldwork report (B5).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC5486 Map: G E SCRIMGEOUR FROM OS 1883/85 6-INCH MAPS (1ST E DIT.), OS 1960 6 INCH MAPS & KELLY'S 1939 DIRECTO.
  • <2>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. pp318-322.
  • <3>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p135-140.
  • <4>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p931-937.
  • <5>SBC23618 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2009. Watching Brief: Laurel Farm, Bolter End Lane, Wheeler End, High Wycombe.

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Grid reference Centred SU 824 945 (5841m by 6477m)
Civil Parish WEST WYCOMBE RURAL, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Jul 18 2018 2:59PM

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