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Longwick
Longwick
Population	1,267
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
UK Parliament	Wycombe;
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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".^{[citation needed]}

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,^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

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

External links

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

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[1] Neighbourhood Statistics 2001 Census

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-'''Longwick''' is a village in [[Wycombe district]] about {{convert|1.25|mi|km}} northwest of [[Princes Risborough]], [[Buckinghamshire]] on the A4129 road.
+'''Longwick''' is a [[village (place)|hamlet]] in [[Wycombe district]] about {{convert|1.25|mi|km}} northwest of [[Princes Risborough]], [[Buckinghamshire]] on the A4129 road.
 The [[Toponymy|toponym]] is from the [[Old English]] for "long farm".{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}
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 ==External links==
-Longwick has a village school where all children of all abilities are welcome, for more about Longwick C of E school visit their website or search on Wikipedia  'Longwick School'.
 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]

v t e Wycombe District
Buckinghamshire Unitary Council elections County Council elections District Council elections Aylesbury Constituency Beaconsfield Constituency Buckingham Constituency Wycombe Constituency
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 cum Marsh 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 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