Located in the county of Buckinghamshire, and roughly equidistant between London and Oxford, is the town of High Wycombe, or sometimes referred to as, simply, Wycombe.

Geographically High Wycombe is situated within the Chiltern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The River Wye runs underneath the town centre, and the town centre in turn is located within a valley in the Chilterns.

The town was first documented as 'Wicumun' in around 970 AD in the Saxon era. It received market borough status in 1222, with a market hall being built later on, in 1476. During Medieval and Tudor times, High Wycombe was a mill town, harnessing the River Wye with water mills which were used to manufacture lace and linen cloth.

Other industries in High Wycombe included paper making and, perhaps the one it is most famous for - chair making. Wycombe was surrounded by beech, elm and ash trees, making it ideally suited for the production of simple chairs for kitchens, servants' quarters and public buildings. Having begun in the 18th century, the chair making industry developed in the Victorian era with several factories springing up across the town. At its peak it is believed that 4,700 chairs per day were manufactured in High Wycombe. Typically they were transported by wagon to London over a 36-hour round trip.

During the Second World War some of High Wycombe's furniture factories were adapted to produce aircraft components. The industry fell into decline around the 1960s, around the same time that the River Wye was culverted underneath the town centre, with two shopping centres popping up in the area, along with various office blocks and multi-storey car parks. There is some noteworthy older architecture in the town - particularly High Wycombe Guildhall just off the high street. This was built in 1757 to replace an older guildhall that was destroyed by a fire. The current building is Grade I listed.

The town is represented in sport by the football team, Wycombe Wanderers, going by the nickname, 'The Chairboys'.

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Filmed: 12th May 2021

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Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Oxford Street
0:17 Queens Square
0:44 Church Street
1:27 All Saints' Parish Church
1:44 Castle Street
5:12 Crendon Street
6:42 High Street
9:04 Church Square
10:19 Church Street
10:41 White Hart Street
11:44 Queens Square
12:40 Frogmoor

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