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  Wycombe District Council - The Rye and Holywell Mead
Wycombe District Council - The Rye and Holywell Mead
A large stretch of open water, The Dyke, is fed by water from the Abbey School grounds and allows permit fishing along part of the lake with pleasure craft for hire at the Western end.
Wycombe District Council is not responsible for the content of external websites.
www.wycombe.gov.uk /sitePages.asp?step=4&contentID=253&categoryID=3617   (434 words)

  
  Wycombe Abbey
On the site of the present Wycombe Abbey was a large manor known as 'Loakes House' which until 1700 was the seat of the Archdale family, when Thomas Archdale sold it to Henry Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne.
While building Wycombe, he was also engaged in the building of the greatest gothic extravaganza of the age Fonthill Abbey, a mansion that was a complete replica of a medieval cathedral complete with soaring tower; it was supposed to resemble the fictitious Castle of Otranto.
Attached, by a 2 floored wing: is a chapel-like block clearly indicating the architect's intention to emulate an abbey; this wing is completed by statues in niches on the external wall in the medieval catholic manner.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/w/wy/wycombe_abbey.html   (653 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Wycombe Abbey   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The houses at Wycombe Abbey are: Airlie, Barry, Butler, Campbell, Cloister, Pitt, Rubens, Shelburne and Wendover.
On the site of the present Wycombe Abbey was a large manor house known as 'Loakes House' which until 1700 was the seat of the Archdale family, when Thomas Archdale sold it to Henry Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne.
Wycombe is a town with a very diverse population; all kinds of different races and classes are housed in a small geographical area.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Wycombe-Abbey   (1617 words)

  
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Wycombe Abbey has topped this year's Daily Telegraph league table of independent schools, the first time a girls' boarding school has done so since the table was first compiled 13 years ago.
Unlike many schools in the premier league, Wycombe Abbey, which occupies an 18th-century mansion on the edge of High Wycombe, Bucks, is not super-selective.
Girls are admitted at 11, 12, or 13 after achieving a 60 per cent pass at Common Entrance, the prep schools' exam, and spending half a day at the school being observed by staff and interviewed by the head.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/08/23/nalev23.xml   (727 words)

  
 The 'Hell Fire Club'   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Above West Wycombe is a steep hill at the top of which is St. Lawrence’s church, built by the Dashwoods and next to it is the huge flint mausoleum of the Dashwood family.
Medmenham Abbey is situated on the River Thames between Hambleden and Hurley Locks.
Members of the club included Sir Francis Dashwood, the Earl of Sandwich, Thomas Potter (the son of the Archbishop of Canterbury), John Wilkes, William Hogarth, the Earl of Bute, the Marquis of Granby, the Prince of Wales, and possibly Benjamin Franklin and Horace Walpole.
www.victorianweb.org /history/pms/hellfire.html   (446 words)

  
 WASS
www.wass.org.uk is the new website for former pupils and staff of Wycombe Abbey School.
This site has been developed as a means of providing up-to-date news and information about the Wycombe Abbey School Seniors Association (WASS) and its worldwide membership at any time.
Fiona Mather, General Secretary and Honorary Treasurer, Wycombe Abbey School Seniors Association.
www.wass.org.uk   (211 words)

  
 Hotels in High Wycombe - Abbey Lodge Hotel - High Wycombe Hotels
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Situated in the middle of England in the town center of High Wycombe with its fantastic bars/restaurants and shopping center the Abbey Lodge Hotel provides the ideal base.
All rooms are individually decorated and offer all the up to date luxuries with an added home from home atmosphere.
www.kasbah.com /resort_hotels/in-high-wycombe-england-abbey-lodge-hotel-11270812.htm   (419 words)

  
 Wycombe Abbey   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Abbey Lodge is a comfortable, well-appointed and recently refurbished town hotel in High Wycombe...
Wycombe Abbey is a long term supporter of Kopege Primary School in Uganda and was delighted to welcome Cha and hear first hand...
Zema Abbey (born April 17, 1977 in Luton) is a pacy strong English professional footballer who plays as...
badmintonschool.shipbadminton.com /wycombeabbey   (775 words)

  
 Wycombe Abbey - Early history of Wycombe Abbey
Wycombe Abbey - Early history of Wycombe Abbey is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
On the site of the present Wycombe Abbey was a large manor house known as 'Loakes House' which until 1700 was the seat of the Archdale family, when Thomas Archdale sold...
Fonthill is now demolished which leaves Wycombe Abbey as one of the most i...
www.experiencefestival.com /wycombe_abbey_-_early_history_of_wycombe_abbey   (524 words)

  
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For the second year in succession, Wycombe Abbey, a girls' boarding school in Buckinghamshire, has topped the Telegraph's league table of the 350 leading independent schools.
A record 98 per cent of the 250 A-levels taken by 76 girls were graded A or B; 78 per cent of them were graded A. However, Pauline Davies, head for the past six years, dismissed any suggestion that A-levels had become too easy for able pupils.
Close behind Wycombe Abbey, where boarding fees are £21,900 a year, came St Paul's Girls', followed by Westminster, a boys' school with a co-educational sixth form, St Paul's (boys') and North London Collegiate, all of which are usually among the top five.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/08/28/nexam28.xml   (746 words)

  
 Wycombe Abbey School,,,HIGH WYCOMBE,an independent school with boarding places,in Buckinghamshire,England
Wycombe Abbey School : an independent school with boarding places, in Buckinghamshire which can be contacted at :
The information on Wycombe Abbey School is limited but if you do contact them please let them know you located them via D'Arch's Internet Guide to UK Boarding Schools.
If you wish to check for other schools in the area please go to our main search facility: www.darch.co.uk.
www.darch.co.uk /otherschools/Wycombe-Abbey-School.html   (211 words)

  
 Abbey Lodge Hotel, High Wycombe : avis de consommateurs, comparateur de prix et achat en ligne
Abbey Lodge Hotel, High Wycombe : avis de consommateurs, comparateur de prix et achat en ligne
Notre hôtel se trouve au coeur de l'Angleterre, au centre ville de High Wycombe.
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www.ciao.fr /Abbey_Lodge_Hotel_High_Wycombe__909898   (271 words)

  
 Independent Online Edition > Schools   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Parents pay £8,200 a term for their daughters to attend Wycombe Abbey, where 540 girls board in an 18th-century mansion in 160 acres of woods and gardens in Buckinghamshire.
She wants Cressex to join the disability swimming project and there are plans for Cressex sixth-formers to join Wycombe Abbey's long-running link with the Royal Grammar School (the two schools collaborate on a business conference, academic forum and mock university interviewing).
Pauline Davies, head of Wycombe Abbey School, agrees that personal contacts between senior staff members at the partner schools are vital.
education.independent.co.uk /schools/article1897752.ece   (1243 words)

  
 Wycombe Abbey - meaning of word
Like most public schools the pupils are divided into houses each girl then in turn has her own 'house mother', who looks after her, particularly when new to the school.
The first Earl of Shelburne in turn bequeathed the estate to his grand nephew William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (who inherited a different Earldom of Shelburne† in 1761, and became Prime Minister in 1782).
== The 'new' Wycombe Abbey == As an architect James Wyatt, captured the romantic spirit of his era, creating a gothic ecclesiastical style.
www.wordsonline.org /Wycombe_Abbey   (692 words)

  
 CES - Job Vacancy - Two Key Housemistress Positions in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
There are two Clarence Housemistresses who work in close liaison and each has responsibility for half the UVI girls during their final year at Wycombe.
Wycombe Abbey has its own pay scale; salary will be in line with a candidate's qualifications and experience.
Wycombe Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare
www.ces.eteach.com /teachers/jobdisplay.htm?VacNo=168510   (304 words)

  
 Wycombe Abbey School
We are looking to appoint a focused, well motivated team player with experience of working in a challenging financial environment.
There were then forty girls as boarders, in the magnificent mansion which had been rebuilt by James Wyatt for the first Lord Carrington in 1798.
Wycombe Abbey is now an independent boarding school for approximately 540 girls aged 11-18.
www.nhsjobs.com /employerdetails/810   (183 words)

  
 Cressex Community School - Press releases - Abbey Girls
Year 7 pupils from Cressex Community School in Holmer's Lane joined pupils from Wycombe Abbey School in Abbey Way where the lunar material was on display.
The exhibition - which formed part of the nationwide launch of Einstein Year 2005 is one of several occasions on which the schools have joined forces since they formed a partnership in November 2004.
Sixth formers from Wycombe Abbey are visiting the Cressex Community School three times a week to help with reading.
www.cressex.bucks.sch.uk /press%20releases/abbey%20girls.htm   (238 words)

  
 Hotel Reviews: Abbey Lodge Hotel - High Wycombe, UK - TripAdvisor
Stayed at this small Bed and Breakfast while on buisness.Located about 10 minutes walk from the station and the center of High Wycombe, its location is ideal for people who wish to use this for either pleasure or buisness.The rooms are getting tired and require some attention to stop them getting any worse.
The bedlinen and toilets were filthy and there was unpleasant smell of mould in the bathroom.
I have stayed at the Abbey Lodge twice over the past month and found the rooms comfortable and clean and the staff very friendly on both occasions.
www.tripadvisor.com /Hotel_Review-g186223-d244960-Reviews-Abbey_Lodge_Hotel-High_Wycombe_Buckinghamshire_England.html   (766 words)

  
 TheFA.com - Oakham take the honours
The inaugural Independent Schools Football Association for Girls National Sixes Tournament sponsored by Blue Chip Events took place in the beautiful grounds of Wycombe Abbey School on Sunday 08 May with over 20 teams from all over the country taking part.
The grounds were alive with excitement from early on as teams battled it out in their respective age groups for places in the semi-finals, roared on by vocal
The U18 National Sixes Champions are Oakham School (left) who reversed a group stage loss to Wycombe Abbey to win the final 2-0 with a display of grit, determination and superb football.
www.thefa.com /GrassrootsOld/FootballInSchools/LatestNews/Postings/2005/05/Schools_ISFA_GirlsSixes.htm?WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublisheddefault.htmdefault.htmdefault.htmdefault.htmdefault.htmdefault.htmdefault.htm   (254 words)

  
 GCT and Christopher Robbie take Sean Street's play, "Beyond Paradise - The Wildlife of a Gentle Man" to ...
In February this year, Christopher Robbie performed his brilliant one-man play on the life and work of Charles Darwin at Wycombe Abbey School, in Buckinghamshire.
It was held in the spectacular theatre at the school's Lancaster Arts Centre.
We would like to express our thanks to Mrs Davies for inviting us to Wycombe Abbey School, and to Christopher Robbie for his collaboration and unique contribution towards GCT's outreach programme.
www.gct.org /apr03_2.html   (234 words)

  
 Boarding Schools Directory - Schools High Wycombe
Since its foundation in 1900 by Dame Frances Dove, Godstowe has been at the forefront of girls' education.
With a distinguished tradition as the first British boarding preparatory school for girls, in a foundation that includes Wycombe Abbey, Benenden and St Leonards, Godstowe has continued to thrive and embrace the challenge of preparing our children for the future.
Wycombe Abbey School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1PE 01494 520381 Girls, 11to18, Day & Boarding 500+ pupils, C of E. Back to the category "Buckinghamshire"
www.boardingschools.co.uk /directory/buckinghamshire-high-wycombe.htm   (172 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > Features > The Mole > Kismet
Driving the Alvis on sunny open roads and the tree-lined route nationales of France had been a most pleasant experience and with Penelope (Wycombe Abbey) along for the ride, The Mole enjoyed turning heads in every village.
They did not rush, passing through the Champagne region on the way down to Nevers, stopping off to look at the old Reims circuit and to pick up a few bottles of this and that.
"Electrical discharge machining," said Penelope (Wycombe Abbey), never one to be short of an answer.
www.grandprix.com /mole/mole17169.html   (996 words)

  
 Bristol UWE - The Chancellor
Elizabeth Havers, the daughter of a High Court judge, decided at the age of 12 that she too would become a barrister.
After attending Wycombe Abbey School, she was called to the Bar in 1955.
At the age of 25 she married Joseph Butler-Sloss, also a barrister and later a High Court judge in Kenya.
www.uwe.ac.uk /aboutUWE/chancellor.shtml?printer=1   (348 words)

  
 Items relating to High Wycombe
UNCONVENTIONAL is not perhaps the usual way to describe a retired Lieutenant Colonel.
She has brought her considerable administrative and personnel skills to her role as volunteer administrator for the 'Unconventional' at High Wycombe.
Mary's only regret is that she can't be among the musicians at the Final Eucharist because she will be too busy ensuring that the convention runs smoothly for the rest of us.
www.oxford.anglican.org /theme/High+Wycombe   (201 words)

  
 Results: Wycombe Abbey 7th Mar 04 — TVOC
Results: Wycombe Abbey 7th Mar 04 — TVOC
Results » Results: Wycombe Abbey 7th Mar 04
The results for the Wycombe Abbey event are on the Emit UK website
www.tvoc.org.uk /groups/reviewers/results/wycombeabbey040307/view   (29 words)

  
 Durtnell - Wycombe Abbey School
The construction of a new build three storey, steel frame building with insitu concrete floors, supported on strip and pad foundations at Wycombe Abbey School in High Wycombe has created a state-of-the art sports centre for the school.
The building accommodates a wide range of sporting facilities including a reinforced concrete 25 metre swimming pool, 4 squash courts, gymnasium, sports hall, fitness studio, climbing wall, changing rooms, café and offices.
Home >> Projects >> Sports and Leisure >> Wycombe Abbey School
www.durtnell.co.uk /sports_wycombeabbeyschool.html   (89 words)

  
 Abbey Lodge Hotel Priory Rd High Wycombe
Questo hotel si trova nel cuore dell' Inghilterra, nel centro cittadino di High Wycombe.
Situato nel centro di High Wycombe, con I suoi bellissimi bar, ristoranti e negozi, il nostro hotel è la base ideale.
Indirizzo: Priory Rd, HP13 6SL, High Wycombe, Inghilterra
londraweb.com /book/abbey-lodge-hotel   (43 words)

  
 Wycombe Abbey, High Wycombe
England > England / Central England > Buckinghamshire > Chiltern Hills > High Wycombe
Wycombe Abbey, built in 1795, is now occupied by a girls' school.
Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by international laws.
www.planetware.com /high-wycombe/wycombe-abbey-eng-bck-highwabb.htm   (58 words)

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