The River Wye

The River Wye is in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The River Wye is situated nearby to the recreation area Desborough Recreation Ground, as well as near the Hindu temple Shree Meenatchi Amman Temple.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include High Wycombe Chair Making Museum and St Mary and St George Church, High Wycombe.

High Wycombe Chair Making Museum

Museum

High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe, is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is 29 miles west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, 13 miles south-southeast of Aylesbury, 23 miles southeast of Oxford, 15 miles northeast of Reading and 8 miles north of Maidenhead. High Wycombe Chair Making Museum is situated 560 feet southeast of The River Wye.

St Mary and St George Church, High Wycombe

Church

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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. St Mary and St George Church, High Wycombe is situated 950 feet southwest of The River Wye.

Desborough Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Desborough Castle is situated 1,400 feet southwest of The River Wye.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downley and High Wycombe.

Downley

Village

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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.

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.

West Wycombe

Village

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

The River Wye

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.63602° or 51° 38′ 10″ north

Longitude

-0.77492° or 0° 46′ 30″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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