High Wycombe

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High Wycombe is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England, historically significant as a major furniture-making center and as a key Royal Air Force command location during the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf large town
town
ceremonialCounty Buckinghamshire
country England
distanceFrom about 13 miles north of Maidenhead
about 23 miles south-east of Oxford
about 29 miles west-north-west of Charing Cross, London
governingBody Buckinghamshire Council
hasDialCode 01494
hasFootballClub Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
hasInstitution Buckinghamshire New University
hasLandmark All Saints Church, High Wycombe
Eden Shopping Centre
High Wycombe Guildhall
Hughenden Manor (nearby)
linked to: Hughenden Manor

The Rye (park)
linked to: South Hill Park

Wycombe Abbey
hasNearbyMotorway M40
hasPostcodeArea HP
hasRailConnectionTo Birmingham
London Marylebone
linked to: Marylebone
hasRole market town
hasTraditionalEvent mayoral weighing-in ceremony
hasTraditionalIndustry upholstery
woodworking
hasTwinTown Kelkheim
Loudoun County, Virginia
historicalSignificance RAF command location during the Second World War
major furniture-making centre
historicCounty Buckinghamshire
hosted RAF Bomber Command headquarters
RAF High Wycombe
RAF Strike Command headquarters
linked to: RAF Strike Command
knownFor chair making
furniture industry
furniture making
locatedIn Buckinghamshire
South East England
United Kingdom
locatedOnRiver River Wye
partOf Chiltern Hills area
linked to: Chiltern Hills
region South East England
servedByRailOperator Chiltern Railways
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST
twinTownCountry Germany
United States
wasImportantDuring Second World War
linked to: World War II

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RAF High Wycombe nearestTown High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire contains High Wycombe
M40 motorway passesNear High Wycombe
A40 road passesThrough High Wycombe
Turville, Buckinghamshire near High Wycombe
RAF High Wycombe near High Wycombe
subject linked to: RAF HW
RAF High Wycombe nearestTown High Wycombe
subject linked to: RAFHIGHWYCOMBE
RAF High Wycombe namedAfter High Wycombe
subject linked to: RAFHIGHWYCOMBE
Hughenden Manor locatedNear High Wycombe
RAF Strike Command location High Wycombe
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. location High Wycombe
Geoffrey de Havilland placeOfBirth High Wycombe
Robin Day placeOfBirth High Wycombe
Thames Valley hasMajorTown High Wycombe
Thames Valley hasEconomicHub High Wycombe
Chinnor near High Wycombe
subject linked to: Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England
Chinnor hasBusServiceTo High Wycombe
subject linked to: Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England
Marlow hasNearbyTown High Wycombe
Princes Risborough near High Wycombe
Aaron Taylor-Johnson placeOfBirth High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
linked to: High Wycombe
Bucks Free Press coverageArea High Wycombe
William Ramsay placeOfDeath High Wycombe
Chiltern Hills nearTown High Wycombe
Thame nearbyTown High Wycombe
subject linked to: THAME
Chinnor near High Wycombe
Chiltern Main Line passesThrough High Wycombe
Amersham nearbyTown High Wycombe
Beaconsfield nearbyTown High Wycombe
The Mighty Eighth garrisonDuringWWII High Wycombe, England
linked to: High Wycombe
The Mighty Eighth headquartersDuringWWII High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
linked to: High Wycombe
M40 passesNear High Wycombe
SL postcode area coversTown High Wycombe (part)
subject linked to: SL
linked to: High Wycombe
Hannah Ball placeOfActivity High Wycombe
Hannah Ball residence High Wycombe
Thames Valley Police policesCity High Wycombe
Marylebone station connectsTo High Wycombe
Bisham hasNearbyTown High Wycombe
Turville nearestLargeTown High Wycombe
Turville Windmill near High Wycombe