Micklefield, High Wycombe
Encyclopedia
Micklefield is a district of High Wycombe
, Buckinghamshire
, located on the eastern side of the town. Surrounded on one side by the Chiltern Hills
and King's Wood
, it neighbours the villages of Penn
and Tylers Green
, as well as being adjacent to Wycombe Marsh. Some points in the Micklefield area rise to an altitude of some 450 feet, and there are some great views over the Wycombe valley.
Amenities include a Murco petrol station with an attached Supermarket
, a combined first and middle school, three churches: St Peter's (Church of England
), Micklefield Christian Fellowship (Elim Pentecostal Church
) and a Seventh-day Adventist
church and a shopping area located next to a community library. The library was initially earmarked for closure by Bucks County Council
, but was saved by a local campaign to keep it running. It now has been awarded National Lottery
grants to rebuild a larger library.
In 2006 Micklefield was the subject of international media interest when key aspects of the investigation into the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot
focussed on local homes and a five month long search of King's Wood
took place by police.
Micklefield is home to some areas of social deprivation
.
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...
, 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....
, located on the eastern side of the town. Surrounded on one side by the Chiltern Hills
Chiltern Hills
The Chiltern Hills form a chalk escarpment in South East England. They are known locally as "the Chilterns". A large portion of the hills was designated officially as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1965.-Location:...
and King's Wood
King's Wood
King's Wood may refer toin England*King's Wood, Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire*King's Wood, part of the King's Wood and Urchin Wood SSSI, North Somerset*King's Wood School, Harold Hill, Essex*King's Wood, a forest near Molash, Kent...
, it neighbours the villages of Penn
Penn, Buckinghamshire
Penn is a village and civil parish in Chiltern district in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of Beaconsfield and east of High Wycombe...
and Tylers Green
Tylers Green
Tylers Green is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, situated in the parish of Chepping Wycombe.The name is derived from the large tiling industry that used to exist here. In ancient times, the village was known as Garrett or Gerrard Green...
, as well as being adjacent to Wycombe Marsh. Some points in the Micklefield area rise to an altitude of some 450 feet, and there are some great views over the Wycombe valley.
Amenities include a Murco petrol station with an attached Supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
, a combined first and middle school, three churches: St Peter's (Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
), Micklefield Christian Fellowship (Elim Pentecostal Church
Elim Pentecostal Church
The Elim Pentecostal Church is a UK-based Pentecostal Christian denomination.-History:George Jeffreys , a Welshman, founded the Elim Pentecostal Church in Monaghan, Ireland in 1915. Jeffreys was an evangelist with a Welsh Congregational church background. He was converted at age 15 during the...
) and a Seventh-day Adventist
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
church and a shopping area located next to a community library. The library was initially earmarked for closure by Bucks County Council
Buckinghamshire County Council
Buckinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Buckinghamshire, in England, the United Kingdom. Its area of control does not include Milton Keynes, which is a unitary authority...
, but was saved by a local campaign to keep it running. It now has been awarded National Lottery
National Lottery (United Kingdom)
The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established by the then...
grants to rebuild a larger library.
In 2006 Micklefield was the subject of international media interest when key aspects of the investigation into the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot
2006 transatlantic aircraft plot
The 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot was a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives carried on board at least 10 airliners travelling from the United Kingdom to the United States and Canada...
focussed on local homes and a five month long search of King's Wood
King's Wood
King's Wood may refer toin England*King's Wood, Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire*King's Wood, part of the King's Wood and Urchin Wood SSSI, North Somerset*King's Wood School, Harold Hill, Essex*King's Wood, a forest near Molash, Kent...
took place by police.
Micklefield is home to some areas of social deprivation
Social deprivation
Social deprivation is the reduction or prevention of culturally normal interaction between an individual and the rest of society. This social deprivation is included in a broad network of correlated factors that contribute to social exclusion; these factors include mental illness, poverty, poor...
.