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Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
WycombeDistrict (Abolished)
BuckinghamshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Type:
District (Abolished) - last checked 2020
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
High Wycombe133,204 (2017)
Marlow18,261 (2018)
Princes Risborough8,231 (2018)
Bourne End5,320 (2018)
Stokenchurch4,056 (2018)
Longwick1,143 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
303150
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:303150:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Уиком, Бакингемшир, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
威科姆區, 白金汉郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Bengali:
উকম্বে, বাকিংহামশায়ার, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Bulgarian:
Уикъмб, Бъкингамшър, Англия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Cebuano:
Wycombe , Buckinghamshire, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Danish:
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Georgian:
უიკომი, ბაკინგემშირი, ინგლისი, გაერთიანებული სამეფო
Gujarati:
વીકોમ્બ, બકિંગહામશાયર, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Japanese:
ウィコム区, バッキンガムシャー, イングランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ವೈಕೊಂಬ್, ಬಕಿಂಗ್ಹ್ಯಾಮ್ಷೈರ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
위컴 구, 버킹엄셔주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Lithuanian:
Vikomas, Bakingamšyras, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Norwegian:
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Romanian:
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Swedish:
Wycombe , Buckinghamshire, England, Storbritannien
Tamil:
வேய்கொம்ப, புக்கிங்ஹம்ஷிர், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
వికోంబ్, బకింగ్హంషైర్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Urdu:
ویکام ضلع, بکنگھمشائر, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ


Wycombe District was a local government district in Buckinghamshire in south-central England. Its council was based in the market town of High Wycombe.

The district was abolished on 31st March 2020 and its area is now administered by the unitary Buckinghamshire Council.

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences9
Youngest Fossil Listed89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Chalk - Upper Chalk270.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Chalk - Lewes Nodular Chalk - Chalk Rock693.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Chalk - Lower Chalk193.9 - 89.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Farrea oakleyi
species
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sceptrulophora : Farreidae : Farrea : Farrea oakleyi93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Orbirhynchia multicostata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Orbirhynchia : Orbirhynchia multicostata93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Woodwardirhynchia cuneiformis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Cyclothyrididae : Woodwardirhynchia : Woodwardirhynchia cuneiformis93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Orbirhynchia dispansa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Orbirhynchia : Orbirhynchia dispansa93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mesopuzosia mobergi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Mesopuzosia : Mesopuzosia mobergi93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Otoscaphites reidi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Yezoites : Otoscaphites reidi93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudojacobites farmeryi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pseudojacobites : Pseudojacobites farmeryi93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tongoboryceras rhodanicum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Tongoboryceras : Tongoboryceras rhodanicum93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 7 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wycombe_District
Wikidata ID:Q548974
GeoNames ID:2633462

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK

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