Wooburn Green Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:51.588°N -0.6831°W
Official Name:Wooburn Green
Population:3820
Civil Parish:Wooburn
Unitary England:Buckinghamshire
Lieutenancy England:Buckinghamshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Beaconsfield
Post Town:HIGH WYCOMBE
Postcode District:HP10
Postcode Area:HP
Dial Code:01628
Static Image:Wooburn Green.jpg
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Static Image Caption:Wooburn Green
Os Grid Reference:SU913885

Wooburn Green is a village in the civil parish of Wooburn, Buckinghamshire, England.[1] [2]

Location

Wooburn Green is a village situated four miles south east of the town of High Wycombe. It neighbours Beaconsfield, Loudwater, Flackwell Heath, Wooburn Common and Bourne End. It is close to the M40 motorway, meaning London and Birmingham are easily accessible by road.

The village was once served by the High Wycombe to Maidenhead railway line, however the line and station closed in 1970.

The Green

The large village green (a conservation area) is fringed with trees and is surrounded by older cottages, small Victorian and Edwardian houses, modern shops and local businesses. A Village Fête and funfairs are held there regularly throughout the year. During the 1980s, the Green was used to host the Meadows School summer Fete.

1st Wooburn Scout Group meets at their headquarters in Watery Lane, Wooburn Green. You can see the old site of the railway. There are a couple of housing estates which have been built on part of the old railway line. [3]

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 175 Reading & Windsor (Henley-on-Thames & Bracknell). 9780319232149 . Ordnance Survey. 2012.
  2. Web site: Ordnance Survey Election Maps. www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk . Ordnance Survey . 18 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Wooburn Scouts. 24 March 2016.