Wooburn, Buckinghamshire

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Wooburn is a village in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Wooburn within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Wooburn in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Wooburn (or Woburn), town and par. with ry. sta. (Wooburn Green), Bucks, in S. of co., 4 miles SE. of Wycombe, 3133 ac., pop. 2431; P.O., T.O. Wooburn is a prosperous place, and consists of the former vils. of Wooburn Town, Wooburn Green, Corsend, and Bournend. The inhabitants find employment in the paper and millboard mills, of which there are six at Wooburn. Cattle fairs are held in May and November. The church is ancient, and was restored in 1857. Several fine residences are in the par.

Wooburn in the Domesday Book

A village in Desborough hundred, in the county of Buckinghamshire.

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