Wooburn and Bourne End

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Wooburn
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Wooburn
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population10,172 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference SU908877
Civil parish
  • Wooburn
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BOURNE END
Postcode district SL8
Post townHIGH WYCOMBE
Postcode district HP10
Dialling code 01628
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
UK Parliament
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51°34′51″N0°41′27″W / 51.58086°N 0.69097°W / 51.58086; -0.69097

Wooburn, or Wooburn and Bourne End, is a civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. South-east of High Wycombe, it comprises the villages of Wooburn, Wooburn Green and Bourne End and the hamlets of Berghers Hill, Cores End, Hawks Hill, Widmoor and Wooburn Moor. The Buckinghamshire River Wye flows through the area, emptying into the River Thames at Bourne End. In 2011 the parish had a population of 10,172.

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