Winchmore Hill, Buckinghamshire

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Winchmore Hill
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Winchmore Hill
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Post town Amersham
Postcode district HP7
Dialling code 01494
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51°38′49″N0°39′02″W / 51.646921°N 0.650645°W / 51.646921; -0.650645

Winchmore Hill is a village in the parish of Penn, in Buckinghamshire, England.

The village has a triangular green in the centre (on which a fête is held regularly). The houses around the green mainly date from the 20th century. The local village cricket team is Winchmore Hill Cricket Club, [1] which has a large junior section with teams playing in local leagues. [2]

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References

  1. Winchmore Hill Cricket Club
  2. "Home". winchmorehilljuniors.co.uk.