Wycombe Abbey
Wycombe Abbey is a private girls' boarding and day school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The school was founded in 1896 by Dame Frances Dove, who was previously headmistress of St Leonards School in Scotland.Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: School
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: school in Buckinghamshire, UK
- Also known as: “Wycombe Abbey School”
- Postal code: HP11 1PE
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wycombe Hospital and Wycombe Swan.
Wycombe Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Ray Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wycombe Hospital is located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. It is one of two acute and five community hospitals managed by the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Wycombe Hospital is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Wycombe Abbey.
Wycombe Swan
Theater building
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wycombe Swan is a theatre in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The theatre was opened in November 1992 by Wycombe District Council and is now operated by Trafalgar Entertainment. Wycombe Swan is situated 1,600 feet north of Wycombe Abbey.
Municipal Offices
Government office
Photo: Sandy B, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Municipal Offices are located on Queen Victoria Road in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The structure is used as the High Wycombe local area office of Buckinghamshire Council. Municipal Offices is situated 1,400 feet north of Wycombe Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include High Wycombe and Handy Cross.
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.
Handy Cross
Hamlet
Photo: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Handy Cross is a hamlet in the parish of Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on Marlow Hill, on the old road between Marlow and High Wycombe.
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. Booker is situated 1½ miles west of Wycombe Abbey.
Wycombe Abbey
- Categories: boarding school, independent school, girls‘ school, and education
- Location: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.62353° or 51° 37′ 25″ northLongitude
-0.75025° or 0° 45′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C3XJ6FX+CVOpenStreetMap ID
way 98030758OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q8039639
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Wycombe Abbey” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Wycombe Abbey School”
- Chinese: “威科姆修道院女子學校”
- Hebrew: “פנימיית וייקומב אבי”
- Japanese: “ウィコムアビー学校”
- Russian: “Wycombe Abbey School”
- Swedish: “Wycombe Abbey School”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ropes on the Rye and Wycombe Fire Station.
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