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The Hospital of St John the Baptist was a hospital in High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England between 1180 and 1548. It was situated on the main road that ran from Oxford to London (what is now the A40) east of the town centre.
The original hospital built on Marlow Hill was the "High Wycombe War Memorial Hospital" which opened in 1923 and was extended in 1932. [1] The current hospital, Wycombe Hospital, was built in phases on a site adjacent to the old Memorial Hospital with Phase 1 being completed in 1966, Phase 2 being completed in 1969 and Phase 3 being completed in 1971. [1]
The successor body, Wycombe District Council, used the municipal offices as its headquarters, substantially extending the building to the rear and renaming it the "District Council Offices". [11] [12] Following further local government reorganisation in 2020, the building became the High Wycombe local area office of Buckinghamshire Council. [13]
Whereas Wycombe's previous Loakes Park ground was very close to the town centre, Adams Park is two miles due west of High Wycombe and less easily accessible either by public or private transport. The stadium was opened in time for the 1990–91 season, and had a capacity of 6,000 with 1,267 seats in the Main Stand.
At Amersham Common, the road turns south-west and continues in that direction joining the Amersham by-pass for a short distance, and then proceeds towards High Wycombe. After passing through the town centre, and crossing the A40 , it changes to a dual carriageway up the hill to the M40 Junction 4, and continues as a dual carriageway past Marlow ...
Royal Air Force Booker or more simply RAF Booker was a Royal Air Force station located 2.8 miles (4.5 km) south west of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north east of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.
English: Headquarters of Chepping Wycombe Borough Council 1932-1946, High Wycombe Borough Council 1946-1974, and Wycombe District Council 1974-2020. Since 2020 has been High Wycombe local area office of Buckinghamshire Council.
The junction is the second meeting point of the two roads; they interchange at the start of the A404 in Marylebone, London, with the A40 forming the Westway.The two roads follow different routes to reach Wycombe, the A40 coming via Beaconsfield and the A404 via North London and Amersham.