Sands
Sands is a suburb in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. Sands is situated nearby to the suburb Castlefield, as well as near the village Downley.Places of Interest
Highlights include Desborough Castle and Adams Park.
Desborough Castle
Archaeological site
Desborough Castle is an Iron Age hill fort which lies on the southern side of the valley of the River Wye in Buckinghamshire, which runs through the Chiltern Hills from The Ridgeway and Vale of Aylesbury to the river Thames.
Adams Park
Stadium
Adams Park is a football stadium in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and the home of Wycombe Wanderers F.C.. Opened in 1990 to replace the club’s former Loakes Park ground, it has a capacity of 10,446 and has also hosted professional rugby union and women’s football.
St Mary and St George Church, High Wycombe
Church
St Mary and St George Church, High Wycombe is a free Byzantine style Grade II listed church, and is situated in the Diocese of Oxford. The church is notable because of its green copper dome which is considered a landmark in High Wycombe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Booker and Downley.
Booker
Suburb
Booker was a hamlet within the parish of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, which has been absorbed into the expanding suburbs of High Wycombe. There are several housing areas in Booker, mainly modern estates.
Downley
Village
Downley is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, which was included in Wycombe district before its abolition. It is high in the Chiltern Hills, overlooking the town of High Wycombe, although today it is almost indistinguishable from the urban spread of the latter town.
West Wycombe
Village
West Wycombe is a small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, known for its manor houses and hills. It is 3 miles west of High Wycombe.
Sands
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.63264° or 51° 37′ 58″ north
Longitude
-0.7845° or 0° 47′ 4″ west
Elevation
282 feet (86 metres)
Open location code
9C3XJ6M8+35
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
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