Booker, Buckinghamshire
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Booker is a hamlet
within the parish
of West Wycombe
in Buckinghamshire
, England
, which has absorbed into the expanding suburbs of High Wycombe
. There are several housing areas in Booker, mainly modern estates.
Booker is also the name frequently given to the local airfield, more properly known as Wycombe Air Park
, one of the busiest general aviation airfields in the South East of England. The airfield is used for general aviation
and gliding
and is home to both helicopters and fixed wing planes.
The airfield is home to the Airways Flying Club and Wycombe Air Centre.
Main parts are mistaken for Cressex, the neighbouring village to the west of the hamlet. This is because there are no proper, recognised borders between Booker, Cressex, Sands and Castlefield.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
within the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of West Wycombe
West Wycombe
West Wycombe is a small village situated along the A40 road, due three miles west of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.The historic village is largely a National Trust property and receives a large annual influx of tourists - being the site of West Wycombe Park, West Wycombe Caves and the...
in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, which has absorbed into the expanding suburbs of High Wycombe
High Wycombe
High Wycombe , commonly known as Wycombe and formally called Chepping Wycombe or Chipping Wycombe until 1946,is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England. It is west-north-west of Charing Cross in London; this figure is engraved on the Corn Market building in the centre of the town...
. There are several housing areas in Booker, mainly modern estates.
Booker is also the name frequently given to the local airfield, more properly known as Wycombe Air Park
Wycombe Air Park
Wycombe Air Park/Booker Airport is located in Booker, Buckinghamshire, south-west of High Wycombe, England. It was formerly the Royal Air Force base, RAF Booker....
, one of the busiest general aviation airfields in the South East of England. The airfield is used for general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and gliding
Gliding
Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s...
and is home to both helicopters and fixed wing planes.
The airfield is home to the Airways Flying Club and Wycombe Air Centre.
Main parts are mistaken for Cressex, the neighbouring village to the west of the hamlet. This is because there are no proper, recognised borders between Booker, Cressex, Sands and Castlefield.