Beacon's Bottom

Beacon's Bottom
Beacon's Bottom
 Beacon's Bottom shown within Buckinghamshire
OS grid referenceSU786955
Shire countyBuckinghamshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HIGH WYCOMBE
Postcode district HP14
Police Thames Valley
Fire Buckinghamshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
List of places
UK
England
Buckinghamshire

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. 1.0 1.1 William Page, ed. (1925). "Parishes: Stokenchurch". A History of the County of Buckingham 3. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 96101. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  2. "Assignment of Leasehold premises D/147/49/1 1888". National Archives. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  3. "Furniture making in Wycombe". Wycombe District Council. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  4. "Antiques: List of Furniture Makers in the Wycombe District". The Arts and Crafts Home. Retrieved 2013-10-16.

External links

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