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Marlow Bottom

Coordinates: 51°35′24″N 0°46′54″W / 51.5901°N 0.7816°W / 51.5901; -0.7816
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Marlow Bottom
Marlow Bottom
Marlow Bottom is located in Buckinghamshire
Marlow Bottom
Marlow Bottom
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population3,295 [1]
3,438 (2011 Census)[2]
OS grid referenceSU845885
Civil parish
  • Marlow Bottom
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMARLOW
Postcode districtSL7
Dialling code01628
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Buckinghamshire
51°35′24″N 0°46′54″W / 51.5901°N 0.7816°W / 51.5901; -0.7816

Marlow Bottom is a linear village occupying a valley to the north of Marlow, Buckinghamshire. It is also a civil parish in the Buckinghamshire district having been created in November 2007. Formerly it was part of the parish of Great Marlow.

Marlow Bottom is 25 to 30 minutes walk from the centre of Marlow town, and the river Thames. It has shops, including a newsagent, vet, chemist, dentist, coffee shop, dog grooming parlour, Italian restaurant and fish & chip shop, a large primary school, (Burford School), a private members club (The Barn Club, for valley residents), a village hall and a church which is part of a Local Ecumenical Partnership "The Lantern", where the local Boy Scout and Girl Guide groups and similar voluntary groups meet.

Education

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The primary school in Marlow Bottom is Burford County Combined School. It provides schooling for children aged 4–11, who will go on to either a local grammar school or secondary modern school depending on their results in the eleven-plus exam.

Points of interest

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  • Olympic champion rower Steve Redgrave lives in the village, having been born locally and attended local schools.
  • The award-winning Rebellion Beer Company has brewed ales in the village since 1993.
  • The annual Rock Bottom Music Festival is held every year in the playing fields which started in 2013.

References

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  1. ^ 2001 Census
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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