Longwick

Longwick
Longwick Longwick shown within Buckinghamshire
Population	1,267 ^[1] 1,347 (2011 Census. parish)^[2]
OS grid reference	SP7805
Civil parish	Longwick-cum-Ilmer
District	Wycombe
Shire county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Princes Risborough
Postcode district	HP27
Dialling code	01844
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Wycombe
List of places UK England Buckinghamshire

Coordinates: 51°44′10″N 0°51′25″W / 51.736°N 0.857°W / 51.736; -0.857

Longwick is a hamlet in Wycombe district about 1.25 miles (2.01 km) northwest of Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire on the A4129 road.

The toponym is from the Old English for "long farm".

With Ilmer, Owlswick, Meadle and Horsenden, it forms the civil parish of Longwick-cum-Ilmer which was created in 1934. In 1951 its population was 786, since when it has increased significantly to 1,267 in 2001.

Longwick was the location for the Sunrise/Back to the Future Acid House party on 12 August 1989, which attracted over 20,000 people, and considered to be one of the most significant, and best, parties of its era.

Transport

Longwick is served on a daily basis by the Risborough Area Community Bus (RCB) with hourly services to Princes Risborough, five times a day. Longwick is also served by Arriva's 120 and 121 services between Princes Risborough and Thame and also Redline Buses' 320 rail link service between Princes Risborough and Chinnor at peak times.

References

↑ Neighbourhood Statistics 2001 Census
↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

External links

For a map see the Wycombe District site describing the Parish of Longwick-cum-Ilmer

Wycombe District

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Towns (component areas and hamlets)	High Wycombe Cressex Micklefield Sands Terriers Totteridge Wycombe Marsh Marlow Forty Green Princes Risborough Alscot Askett Cadsden Flowers Bottom Loosley Row Lower North Dean Monks Risborough North Dean Redland End Speen Upper North Dean Whiteleaf

Other civil parishes (component villages and hamlets)	Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Bledlow Bledlow Ridge Crownfield Forty Green Holly Green Pitch Green Rout's Green Saunderton Saunderton Lee Skittle Green Bradenham Bradenham Walters Ash Chepping Wycombe Flackwell Heath Loudwater Tylers Green Downley Ellesborough Butlers Cross Chalkshire Coombe Dunsmore Ellesborough Nash Lee North Lee Terrick Fawley Fawley Fawley Bottom Great and Little Hampden Great Hampden Green Hailey Hampden Row Little Hampden Great and Little Kimble Great Kimble Kimble Wick Little Kimble Marsh Smoky Row Great Marlow Bovingdon Green Burroughs Grove Chisbridge Cross Danesfield Marlow Common Hambleden Colstrope Fingest Frieth Hambleden Mill End Parmoor Pheasant's Hill Skirmett Hazlemere Hedsor Hedsor Widmoor Hughenden Cryers Hill Four Ashes Great Kingshill Hughenden Valley Hunt's Hill Naphill Naphill Common Widmer End Ibstone Lacey Green Lacey Green Parslow's Hillock Wardrobes Lane End Cadmore Ditchfield Lane End Moor Common Moor End Little Marlow Coldmoorholme Fern Handy Cross Little Marlow Sheepridge Well End Winchbottom Longwick-cum-Ilmer Horsenden Ilmer Little Meadle Longwick Meadle Owlswick Marlow Bottom Medmenham Bockmer End Lower Woodend Medmenham Rockwell End Piddington and Wheeler End Piddington Wheeler End Radnage Bennett End Radnage The City Stokenchurch Beacon's Bottom Bolter End Horsleys Green Stokenchurch Studley Green Waterend Turville Northend Southend Turville Turville Heath West Wycombe Booker West Wycombe Wooburn and Bourne End Berghers Hill Bourne End Cores End Hawks Hill Widmoor Wooburn Wooburn Green Wooburn Moor

Former districts and boroughs	Marlow Urban District Wycombe Rural District

Former constituencies	Buckinghamshire County Constituency Great Marlow Constituency

Parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire Places in Buckinghamshire Civil parishes in Buckinghamshire

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