Loudwater
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| Loudwater | |
| Population | 4,170 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Chepping Wycombe |
| District | Wycombe |
| Shire county | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HIGH WYCOMBE |
| Postcode district | HP10 |
| Dial code | 01494, 01628 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | Beaconsfield |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England | |
Loudwater is a hamlet in the parish of Chepping Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located to the east of the main town, on the London Road.
The hamlet name refers to the river nearby, that also flows through High Wycombe. Its meaning is literally 'noisy water'. In manorial records in 1241 the hamlet was referred to as La Ludewatere.
Today there is little to distinguish the hamlet from the urban sprawl of High Wycombe, though the hamlet is signed along the London Road.
Loudwater is home to several retail and industrial concerns - a large supermarket, an industrial estate, a small retail park, and also the local newspaper, the Bucks Free Press. The M40 motorway crosses over the valley close to the village, and facilitates the eastbound only Junction 3, signposted as 'Wycombe East'.
