Downley
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Adams Park and West Wycombe Park.
Adams Park
Stadium
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Adams Park is a football stadium in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. Built in 1990, it is the home ground of the local Wycombe Wanderers Football Club in League One, with a capacity of 10,446.
West Wycombe Park
Manor estate
West Wycombe Park is a country house built between 1740 and 1800 near the village of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. It was conceived as a pleasure palace for the 18th-century libertine and dilettante Sir Francis Dashwood, 2nd Baronet.
Hughenden Manor
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Hughenden Manor, Hughenden, Buckinghamshire, England, is a Victorian mansion, with earlier origins, that served as the country house of the Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include High Wycombe and Hughenden Valley.
High Wycombe
Photo: John Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Wycombe is a large and historic town between hills in the county of Buckinghamshire in England. Furniture making played an extensive role in the town's industrial heritage. The market in High Street dates back to the Middle Ages.
Hughenden Valley
Village
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Hughenden Valley is an extensive village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, just to the north of High Wycombe. The civil parish is still named Hughenden as of 2024.
Downley
- Type: Locality
- Location: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6514° or 51° 39′ 5″ northLongitude
-0.7796° or 0° 46′ 47″ westElevation
591 feet (180 metres)Open location code
9C3XM62C+G5GeoNames ID
7296180
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