Marlow is a town and civil parish within Wycombe district in south Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the River Thames, 4 miles south-southwest of High Wycombe, 5 miles west-northwest of Maidenhead and 33 miles west of central London.
The name Marlow is a girl's name of English origin meaning "driftwood". An old English surname name that sounds just like the invented Marlo. Though the final w places it among the more buttoned-up androgynous baby names, all spellings of the name, which also include Marlowe, are gaining in popularity for girls.
Marlow is located in the county of Buckinghamshire, South East England, four miles south of the major town of High Wycombe, and 28 miles west of London. Marlow lies just north-east of the Berkshire border.
So if you're living in Marlow, you can enjoy a close-knit community and easy-on-the-eye surroundings. Trains to London and Reading in around an hour means you're well connected to city-style buzz. Yet, there's always an escape in the lush, scenic settings of Marlow.
Marlow is a thirty-two-year-old sailor who has always lived at sea. The novel's narrator presents Marlow as "a meditating Buddha" because his experiences in the Congo have made him introspective and to a certain degree philosophic and wise.
Marlow Place (1720) was built for George II (reigned 1727–60) when he was prince of Wales.
Marlow, BuckinghamshireThe town has had many famous inhabitants, from Mary Shelley, who finished writing Frankenstein while living in the town, to the pop singer Robbie Williams. Of the 14,000 who live in Marlow, 100 are multi-millionaires. The average house price is £642,113.
Crime and Safety in MarlowMarlow is among the top 10 most dangerous small towns in Buckinghamshire, and is the 34th most dangerous overall out of Buckinghamshire's 220 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Marlow in 2020 was 59 crimes per 1,000 people.
Marlow railway station dates back to 1873, but the tiny modern build was opened in 1967 on the site of the original goods yard. Colloquially the branch line is known as the 'Marlow Donkey' and a local pub of the same name can be found at the end of the Station Approach.
| Marlow Bottom |
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| Marlow Bottom Location within Buckinghamshire |
| Population | 3,2953,438 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SU845885 |
| Civil parish | Marlow Bottom |
Henley-on-Thames was voted by The Times as one of the best places to live in the country. A market town idyllically situated on one of the most beautiful and famous stretches of river in the world combines the tranquillity of the surrounding Chiltern landscape with an active and thriving local community.
Buckinghamshire is the 22nd safest county in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The overall crime rate in Buckinghamshire in 2020 was 64 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 27 out of 1,000 residents.
According to the ONS official estimates for 2016, High Wycombe has a population of 125,257 and it is the second largest town in the county of Buckinghamshire after Milton Keynes. The High Wycombe Urban Area, the conurbation of which the town is the largest component, has a population of 133,204.
Higginson Park is the main park in the centre of Marlow just near the bridge. The park has a large children's playground, a great cafe, public toilets and a skate park which is open all year.
FREE CAR PARKING in Marlow today - Central Car Park (Sainsburys), Pound Lane, Institute Road, Dean Street and Liston Road (Waitrose).
15 Best Things to Do in Marlow (Buckinghamshire, England)
- Marlow Bridge. Source: Gordon Bell / shutterstock.
- Thames Path. Source: Chrislofotos / shutterstock.
- Chiltern Hills. Source: Christopher Hotton / shutterstock.
- Higginson Park.
- Marlow Lock.
- Marlow Common.
- All Saints' Church.
- Marlow Museum.
It is an ideal destination for walkers featuring an attractive rocky peninsula which has a pleasant 2.5 km clifftop walk and pristine beaches which are ideal for swimming, fishing, diving and boating. The easiest access is via the coastal road at Marlo which heads east to Cape Conran.
Quality Control rapper Marlo has died following a shooting in his native Atlanta. Local police confirmed the 30-year-old's death to local media outlets on Sunday, July 12. Marlo was discovered in his car at 11:30 p.m. on July 11 after police attended a single-car accident in downtown Atlanta.
Marlo Hotel owner Russell Bates, 59, said he considered himself lucky the recent bushfires had not reached the township, and he and his staff felt for people in other parts of East Gippsland who had lost everything in the fierce blazes.
Marlo Hoogstraten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmÉ‘rloË ËˆÉ¦oËxstraËtÉ™(n)]), also known by his stage name MaRLo, is a Dutch-born Australian trance DJ. In 2010, he was voted Australia's Number 2 Trance DJ and overall Number 11 in the Inthemix Top 50 DJ poll.
These include the channels of the snowy river, broadribb river and little snowy river. These areas are hidden away and offer great fishing for bream and estuary perch. You can launch your boat or kayak at the end of old Marlo road which provides direct access into the broadribb river.
Located in south Buckinghamshire, approximately four miles from High Wycombe, Marlow is surrounded by the lovely countryside of the Chiltern Hills and thus has plenty to offer for staying in the Thames Valley, or for a day out.
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
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| Population | 14,004 (2011 Census) 14,325 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SU855865 |
| Civil parish | Marlow |
| Unitary authority | Buckinghamshire |
