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Family Owned Business Est 1973

Family Owned
Business Est. 1857

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High Wycombe Removals

The trusted local removals experts, Overs have been keeping families on the move since 1857. Contact our team today for a worry-free relocation.

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Our Removals Service Includes…

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Removals Coordinator

On hand to help you through to your completed move.

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Mileage

There are no hidden costs. All our quotes include mileage.

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Goods in Transit Cover

Restricted liability is provided as standard.*

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Robe Cartons

Clothes travel in style in our robe cartons.

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Covers & Blankets

Slot-on, padded covers protect white goods and furniture.

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Carbon Footprint Offsetting

To offset carbon emissions we're planting 2,000 trees.

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Uniformed Crew

Our trained crews are DBS checked and carry photo ID.

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Recycled Materials

We use recycled/recyclable materials where possible.

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Biodegradable Mattress Bags

Mattress bags are used once, then recycled.

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Carpet Runners

Floor protection is available for both locations.**

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About High Wycombe

Population

83,523 – 2021 Census

Local Authority

Buckinghamshire Council

Nearest…

Train Station

High Wycombe

Town centre – Amersham Hill

Airport

Heathrow

20 miles – 23 minutes

Golf Course

Wycombe Heights

2.6 miles – 6 minutes

Theatre

Swan Theatre

Town centre – St Mary Street

Museum

Wycombe Museum

Town centre – Priory Avenue

Waste & Recycling

High Wycombe Recycling Centre

3 miles – 10 minutes

A Very Short History Of High Wycombe

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4300 – 2000 BCE

The first signs of settlers moving to High Wycombe can be traced back to the Neolithic period.

600 – 500 BCE

An Iron Age hill fort is constructed.

150 – 170 CE

A Roman villa featuring fine mosaics and a bath house stands on the area of Rye Parkland.

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799

The first written record of Wichama appears, the Old English name means 'settlement in the wooded valley'.

1086

The Domesday Book lists a small populace of 60 households, 40 villagers, 8 smallholders, 8 slaves and500 pigs.

1138 – 1153

The town is occupied and castle besieged by King Stephen during The Anarchy.

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1312

The Red Lion, the town's oldest pub is built. Both Disraeli and Churchill will one day address crowds while standing next to the lion statue. In its drinking heyday the town will boast 60 watering holes.

1799

Lieutenant Colonel Gaspard Le Marchant opens a school for army officers in the High Street. The school will move sites several times before becoming the Royal Military College at Sandhurst.

1830

Local paper manufacturers introduce a Fourdrinier machine to speed up production. Angry workers fearing for their jobs, riot, destroying the machines. The rioters are arrested, some deported to Tasmania and the ringleaders sentenced to death.

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1877

The town becomes famous for making furniture. When local MP Benjamin Disraeli invites Queen Victoria to visit, a huge arch of chairs is erected spanning the high street.

1892

The annual Mayor Weighing Ceremony is revived. Bonkers but brilliant, it continues to this day.

1940

During WWII the furniture factories are used to build planes, some of which help win the Battle of Britain, turning the tide of the war.

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2000

Another wonderfully eccentric revival as a chair arch is reconstructed to mark the Millennium.

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