Wycombe District

Wycombe District
Municipal Offices, Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe: Council headquarters
Wycombe shown within Buckinghamshire
Wycombe shown within Buckinghamshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionSouth East England
Non-metropolitan countyBuckinghamshire
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQHigh Wycombe
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyWycombe District Council
 • LeadershipLeader & Cabinet ( )
Area
 • Total125.32 sq mi (324.57 km2)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total65,800
 • Density530/sq mi (200/km2)
 • Ethnicity
86.8% White
7.9% S.Asian
2.6% Black British
1.8% Mixed Race
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code11UC (ONS)
E07000007 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSU867929
Websitewww.wycombe.gov.uk

Wycombe District /ˈwɪkəm/ was a local government district in Buckinghamshire in south-central England. Its council was based in the town of High Wycombe. The district was abolished on 31 March 2020 and its area is now administered by the unitary Buckinghamshire Council. It had introduced locality budgets before October 2013.[1]

  1. ^ Mallet, Keith (2013). Briefing Note – Ward Budgets (PDF). Dorset Council. Retrieved 4 March 2022.