Wooburn Green

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Wooburn Green
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Wooburn Green
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population3,820 
OS grid reference SU913885
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HIGH WYCOMBE
Postcode district HP10
Dialling code 01628
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
UK Parliament
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Buckinghamshire
51°35′17″N0°40′59″W / 51.5880°N 0.6831°W / 51.5880; -0.6831 Coordinates: 51°35′17″N0°40′59″W / 51.5880°N 0.6831°W / 51.5880; -0.6831

Wooburn Green is a village in the civil parish of Wooburn, Buckinghamshire, England. [1] [2]

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Location

Wooburn Green is a village situated four miles south east of the town of High Wycombe. It neighbours Beaconsfield, Loudwater, Flackwell Heath, Wooburn Common and Bourne End. It is close to the M40 motorway, meaning London and Birmingham are easily accessible by road.

The village was once served by the High Wycombe to Maidenhead railway line, however the line and station closed in 1970.

The Green

The large village green (a conservation area) is fringed with trees and is surrounded by older cottages, small Victorian and Edwardian houses, modern shops and local businesses. A Village Fête and funfairs are held there regularly throughout the year. During the 1980s, the Green was used to host the Meadows School summer Fete.

1st Wooburn Scout Group meets at their headquarters in Watery Lane, Wooburn Green. You can see the old site of the railway. There are a couple of housing estates which have been built on part of the old railway line. [3]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 175 Reading & Windsor (Henley-on-Thames & Bracknell) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN   9780319232149.
  2. "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. "Wooburn Scouts" . Retrieved 24 March 2016.

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