Beacon's Bottom
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| OS grid reference | SU786955 |
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| Shire county | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HIGH WYCOMBE |
| Postcode district | HP14 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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Coordinates: 51°39′11″N 0°51′54″W / 51.653°N 0.865°W
Beacon's Bottom, also known as Bacon's Bottom,[1][2] is a hamlet on the A40 between Piddington and Stokenchurch in England. Until 1895 it was administratively part of Oxfordshire, and was transferred to Buckinghamshire with its parent parish Stokenchurch in 1896.[1] It was one of the principal sites of High Wycombe's 19th Century chair-making industry, known locally as bodging.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Page, ed. (1925). "Parishes: Stokenchurch". A History of the County of Buckingham 3. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 96–101. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ "Assignment of Leasehold premises D/147/49/1 1888". National Archives. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ "Furniture making in Wycombe". Wycombe District Council. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ "Antiques: List of Furniture Makers in the Wycombe District". The Arts and Crafts Home. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
External links
Media related to Beacon's Bottom at Wikimedia Commons
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