Bourne End is a town primarily in the parish of Wooburn, yet partly in the parish of Little Marlow, in Buckinghamshire, England. It has to do with five miles (8 kilometres) south-east of High Wycombe and 3 miles (5 kilometres) eastern of Marlow, near the border with Berkshire and also close to where the River Wye empties into the Thames. Bourne End lies in between the M4 and M40 motorways, and also keeps its train station on the Maidenhead to Marlow branch line. With rail and also road accessibility to London, it has actually ended up being a preferred place for travelers to live. All of the mills along the Wye Valley have now been closed down as well as destroyed, Jacksons Mill in Furlong Road being the last (in Bourne End) in the late 1980s. These have actually been replaced by houses, workplaces or industrial estates, which has led to the extension of the village as a work centre. Bourne End remains a distinctive settlement, although the proceeded house-building over the past century implies it is endangered by the evident bow advancement, with to High Wycombe. In 1997, when the Neighborhood Plan remained in preparation, the Locals Associations of Bourne End and Wooburn successfully lobbied to stop Slate Field (the area which separates both negotiations) being assigned for real estate for the time being. Other undeveloped land around the village looks likely to continue to be so, as it has actually been defined as Green Belt, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, or a combination of the 3. Partly, Bourne End is surrounded by farmland. Rather further away, Cliveden and also Hedsor ignore the town from higher ground to the south east. Bourne End maintains numerous companies and also services whilst still retaining a village-like environment. There is a Community Centre in the centre of the town, with a large hall, function rooms and a bar, which is open for member's use. It is, for numerous, considered the prime focus of village activity. In the very early 2000s, a Twinning Association was developed, and subsequently Octeville-sur-Mer, a town on the north shore of France, was chosen to be its twin town. Constant events are held by participants of the organization to cultivate and boost the partnership in between the two negotiations.