Longwick

Longwick

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.7360
longitude= -0.8571
official_name= Longwick
population= 1,267 [ [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=792162&c=Longwick&d=16&e=15&g=425256&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1216513235108&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Neighbourhood Statistics 2001 Census] ]
shire_district= Wycombe
shire_county = Buckinghamshire
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Wycombe
post_town= Princes Risborough
postcode_district = HP27
postcode_area= HP
dial_code= 01844
os_grid_reference= SP785055
ambulance_service = ?

Longwick is a hamlet located on the edge of the Aylesbury Vale about a mile north west of the town of Princes Risborough, in Buckinghamshire, England and on the road to Thame.

The hamlet name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means '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 seen a significant increase to over 1200 in 2001.

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For a map see the Wycombe District site describing the [http://www.wycombe.gov.uk/uploads/documents/Community%20and%20living/longwick%20parish%20fact%20file.pdf Parish of Longwick-cum-Ilmer]


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