Overlooking river Thames and Marlow

Marlow (previously Great Marlow or Chipping Marlow) is a town on the very southern tip of Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the River Thames, four miles south-south-west of High Wycombe, and four miles north west of Maidenhead. Image File history File links Marlow,_Buckinghamshire. ... Image File history File links Marlow,_Buckinghamshire. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England, in its lower reaches flowing through London into the sea. ... High Wycombe in the UK High Wycombe, (previously Chepping Wycombe or Chipping Wycombe as late as 1911[1]) South Buckinghamshire, is 29 miles (45 kilometres) west-north-west of London, England. ... Statistics Population: 58,848 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU889811 Administration District: Windsor and Maidenhead Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Berkshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Ambulance service: South Central Post office and telephone Post town: MAIDENHEAD...

The town name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'land remaining after the draining of a pool'. In the Domesday Book in 1086 it was recorded as Merlaue, though previously it was known as Merelafan. Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ...

Marlow has been an important town for many years. This is because of its location on the River Thames: a major trade route from London. It has had its own market since 1324 at the latest, and as early as 1299 the town had its own Member of Parliament. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Look up Market in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Events Publication of Defensor pacis by Marsilius of Padua Mansa Kankan Musa I, ruler of the Mali Empire arrives in Cairo on his hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca. ... Events Osman I declares the independence of the Ottoman Principality The County of Holland is annexed by the County of Hainaut April 1, 1299 Kings Towne on the River Hull granted city status by Royal Charter of King Edward I of England. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ...

Bridge

A map of Marlow from 1945

There has been a bridge over the Thames at Marlow since the reign of King Edward III. The current bridge is a suspension bridge, designed by William Tierney Clark in 1832, and was a prototype for the nearly identical but larger Széchenyi Chain Bridge across the River Danube in Budapest. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 754 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (758 × 603 pixel, file size: 429 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Marlow, Buckinghamshire ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 754 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (758 × 603 pixel, file size: 429 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Marlow, Buckinghamshire ... Marlow Bridge, from the local church Marlow Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames between the town of Marlow in the English county of Buckinghamshire and the village of Bisham in the county of Berkshire. ... For the play, see Edward III (play). ... William Tierney Clark (23 August 1783–22 September 1852) was an English civil engineer particularly associated with the design and construction of bridges. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Széchenyi Lánchíd by night Széchenyi Lánchíd or Széchenyi Chain Bridge is one of the most famous bridges of Budapest, Hungary. ... The Danube (ancient Danuvius, ancient Greek Istros) is the longest river of the European Union and Europes second-longest[3] (after the Volga). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Notable residents

The Royal Military College, now based at Sandhurst in Surrey was also once located in this town. Notable residents of the town have included Mary Shelley (who wrote Frankenstein there), Percy Bysshe Shelley, T. S. Eliot, Jerome K. Jerome and General George Higginson. New College, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst New Colours are presented to RMAS, June 2005. ... ʘ For other uses, see Sandhurst (disambiguation). ... Not to be confused with Surry. ... Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English romantic/gothic novelist, the author of Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. ... This article is about the 1818 novel. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26, 1888 – January 4, 1965) was a poet, dramatist and literary critic. ... Jerome K. Jerome Jerome Klapka Jerome (May 2, 1859–June 14, 1927) was an English author, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat. ... Sir George Wentworth Alexander Higginson (June 21, 1826 - February 1, 1927) was a British general and Crimean War hero who served more than 30 years in the Grenadiers. ...

More recently the town (actually Marlow Bottom, 1 mile to the North) has been the home of Quintuple Olympic Gold Medallist Rower, Sir Steve Redgrave, the greatest Olympian Britain has produced in recent times. After striking gold at Sydney 2000, he became Britain's only athlete ever to have won Gold Medals at five consecutive Olympic Games. The Marlow Town Park, Higginson Park, features a bronze statue of Sir Steven looking across the river towards the location of the finishing line of the Marlow Regatta. There is also a road, Redgrave Place, adjoining from Newtown road to commemorate the Olympic medals. Sir Stephen Geoffrey Redgrave CBE (born on 23 March 1962, in Marlow, England) is a British rower who won a gold medal at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000, as well as an additional bronze medal in 1988. ... A regatta is a boat race or series of boat races. ...

Marlow hosts a regular regatta, and is the location of one of the Thames's locks. Canal locks in England. ...

Marlow is adjoined by Marlow Bottom, Little Marlow via the Little Marlow Road and to Bourne End by the same road. Nearby to the south are Bisham (home of Bisham Abbey) and Cookham Dean. Bisham is a village and civil parish in the Windsor and Maidenhead district of Berkshire, England. ... Bisham Abbey. ... Cookham Dean is a settlement to the west of the village of Cookham in Berkshire, England. ...

The pop singer Robbie Williams has recently bought a house on the river in Bisham. Robbie Williams (born Robert Peter Williams on February 13, 1974 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom) is a Brit Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated English singer-songwriter. ...

Transport

Marlow has a railway station on a branch line from Maidenhead, by way of Bourne End. The service is known as the Marlow Donkey, the nickname given to the steam locomotives based at Marlow. See the Marlow Donkey article for more information. Marlow railway station is the terminus of a branch line leaving the main Great Western Line at Maidenhead railway station. ... Maidenhead railway station is a railway station in the town of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. ... Bourne Ends railway station is situated on the line between Maidenhead and Marlow. ... A Class 165 DMU runs beside the River Thames between Bourne End and Marlow. ...

Commuting to London by train is simple as there are two peak-time trains an hour and one off-peak, going from Marlow to Maidenhead (during rush hour commuters must change trains at Bourne End). There is an occasional train that goes from Bourne End to London without the need to change. Tickets can be purchased at Cookham or Bourne End during peak hours, or on the train, or at Maidenhead station at other times. The railway service is now run by First Great Western, who took over the franchise from Thames Trains in 2003. Off peak the service is around £1 for a single from Marlow to Bourne End. Paddington station, also known as London Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of London, England. ... Cookham railway station is a railway station in the villages of Cookham, Berkshire, England. ... First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd,[1] a British train operating company owned by First Group, which operates services in the west and south west of England and South Wales. ... Thames Trains was a British railway company franchised (from September 1996, following the privatisation of British Rail, until 31 March 2004) to run regional and suburban trains from London Paddington station to destinations in the home counties west of London (also to Worcester, Hereford and Stratford-upon-Avon), as well...

Town twinning

Marlow is twinned with the French town of Marly-le-Roi and has recently twinned with a district in Budapest adjoining the River Danube with the William Tierney Clark suspension bridge. For the 1997 film, see Twin Town Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... Marly-le-Roi is a commune of the Yvelines département, in France. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses of Danube, see Danube (disambiguation). ... William Tierney Clark (23 August 1783–22 September 1852) was an English civil engineer particularly associated with the design and construction of bridges. ...

Trivia

Fusarium venenatum which is used to produce Quorn was discovered in the soil of a farm near Marlow in the 1960s. Binomial name Fusarium venenatum Fusarium venenatum is a fungus, more precisely a mold, from which a mycoprotein can be derived. ... Quorn logo. ...

See also

• Marlow railway station
• Great Marlow School
• Sir William Borlase's Grammar School

Marlow railway station is the terminus of a branch line leaving the main Great Western Line at Maidenhead railway station. ... Great Marlow School is a co-educational secondary school in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. ... Sir William Borlases Grammar School is located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England. ...

External links

• 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

Coordinates: 51°34′N 0°46′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...