Marlow (Buckinghamshire)
| Marlow | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 34 ′ N , 0 ° 46 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SU855865 | ||
|
|||
| Residents | 14.004 (as of 2001) | ||
| administration | |||
| Post town | MARLOW | ||
| ZIP code section | SL7 | ||
| prefix | 01628 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South East England | ||
| Unitary authority | Buckinghamshire | ||
| Website: marlowtown.co.uk | |||
Marlow (14,000 inhabitants, formerly Great Marlow or Chipping Marlow ) is a small English town on the Thames .
geography
The city is located on the Thames directly on the A 404, which intersects with the A 4155 in the northeast of the town. After High Wycombe in the north is like after Maidenhead km to the south about the sixth Reading is 15 km to the south-west and Heathrow Airport is around 20 km to the south-east.
Attractions
The city is known for its Marlow Bridge over the Thames, one of the oldest suspension bridges in Europe, built by William Tierney Clark between 1829 and 1832. The All Saints Church is also worth seeing.
Partnerships
Marlow has twinned with
-
Marly-le-Roi , Île-de-France region , France, 1980 -
Budavar , a district of Budapest , Hungary, 2008
people
- The then lovers Mary Godwin and Percy Bysshe Shelley were in town on their escape, along with Mary's half-sister, Claire Clairmont .
- Steven Redgrave (* 1962), British rower, winner of an Olympic gold medal five times in a row between 1984 and 2000, was born in Marlow
Web links
Commons : Marlow, Buckinghamshire - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Marlow (official website)
- Marlow: A Buckinghamshire town on the River Thames
- OutInMarlow.com: A guide to living in and visiting Marlow
- Images of Marlow on Odd-stuff
- Marlow-on-Thames Historic Village
- About Marlow