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High Wycombe

British  
/ ˈwɪkəm /

noun

  1. a town in S central England, in S Buckinghamshire: furniture industry. Pop: 77 178 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Gordon Cooper, 73, from High Wycombe, told BBC Your Voice that he hangs a wet bath towel in his bedroom and places his fan nearby to help cool down the room.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

He will stop at the Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts in High Wycombe, before finishing at the family home in Buckinghamshire.

From BBC Dec. 8, 2025

The 69-year-old admitted causing serious injury by careless and inconsiderate driving at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court on 13 November and was given an eight-month sentence, suspended for 18 months.

From BBC Nov. 20, 2025

Watson didn’t attend the hearing at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court, about 30 miles northwest of London.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2025

High Wycombe was the Chesterton's parish until, largely by their help, a church could be built at Beaconsfield.

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie

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