Archive for July, 2008
Maidenhead
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Maidenhead is a fairly affluent area. House prices are amongst the highest in the country, owing partly to the good transport links to London. It is one of the safest Conservative seats in the UK. The MP is the Shadow Leader of the House, Theresa May.
Maidenhead is on the main rail and road routes between […]
Princes Risborough
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Princes Risborough is a small town in Buckinghamshire. It’s on the A4010 about halfway between High Wycombe and Aylesbury. The population is around 10,000. Why “Princes”? Because Edward the Black Prince apparently had a palace near St Mary’s Church.
Before then, it was “Great Risborough” on the same pattern as Great Missenden, and there was a […]
Marlow
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Marlow is an attractive town in the English county of Buckinghamshire. The town is situated on the River Thames in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, some 30 miles (50 km) west of London.
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Marlow Bridge - a very attractive suspension bridge built 1829 and 1832 by the same engineer that built the Széchenyi Chain […]
High Wycombe
Thursday, July 17th, 2008High Wycombe is a hilly town in the county of Buckinghamshire in England.
High Wycombe is easy to reach: it is on the railway line from Birmingham to London Marylebone and served by both local and fast trains. It is located just off the M40 motorway, and served by buses to and from many of the […]