Bourne End is a village primarily in the parish of Wooburn, yet partly in the parish of Little Marlow, in Buckinghamshire, England. It has to do with 5 miles (8 kilometres) south-east of High Wycombe and three miles (5 km) eastern of Marlow, near the border with Berkshire as well as close to where the River Wye clears into the Thames. Bourne End lies between the M4 and M40 motorways, and retains its train station on the Maidenhead to Marlow branch line. With rail and road availability to London, it has become a popular place for travelers to live. Every one of the mills along the Wye Valley have now been shut 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 These have actually been replaced by homes, offices or industrial estates, which has resulted in the extension of the town as an employment centre. Bourne End remains an unique settlement, although the continued house-building over the past century indicates it is threatened by the apparent ribbon development, with to High Wycombe. In 1997, when the Regional Plan was in preparation, the Homeowners Associations of Bourne End as well as Wooburn efficiently lobbied to quit Slate Field (the field which divides both negotiations) being marked for housing for the time being. Various other untaught land around the town looks most 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 three. In parts, Bourne End is bordered by farmland. Somewhat even more away, Cliveden and also Hedsor forget the town from higher ground to the south east. Bourne End sustains several organisations and also solutions whilst still retaining a village-like atmosphere. There is a Community Centre in the centre of the village, with a big hall, feature rooms and also a bar, which is open for participant's use. It is, for several, considered the centerpiece of village task. In the early 2000s, a Twinning Association was established, and also ultimately Octeville-sur-Mer, a community on the north coast of France, was chosen to be its twin town. Frequent occasions are held by members of the association to promote and boost the relationship in between both settlements.