Editing High Wycombe (section)

==Industry==
Wycombe was once renowned for chairmaking (the town's football team is nicknamed the 'Chairboys') and furniture design remains an important element of the town's university curriculum, [[Buckinghamshire New University]]. Among the best known furniture companies were [[Ercol]] and [[E Gomme]]. The [[River Wye, Buckinghamshire|River Wye]] runs through the valley, where [[beech]] trees were cut down by the chair industry to forming the town centre (circa 1700), with housing along the slopes (some areas are still surrounded by woods). The town was also home to the worldwide [[postage stamp]] and [[banknote]] printer [[Harrison and Sons]]. More recent industries in the town include the production of paper, precision instruments, clothing and plastics. Many of these are situated in an industrial area of the Cressex district, southwest of the town centre. The two largest sites belong to the companies [[House of Swan|Swan]] (tobacco papers, filters and matches) and Verco (office furniture), who until 2004 sponsored the local football team, Wycombe Wanderers.

Wycombe's industrial past is reflected on the town's motto ''Industria ditat'', "Industry enriches".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pine|first1=L.G.|title=A dictionary of mottoes|date=1983|publisher=Routledge & Kegan Paul|location=London|isbn=0-7100-9339-X|page=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmott00tion/page/113 113]|edition=1|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmott00tion/page/113}}</ref>  The motto can be found on town crest and Mayor's badge of office.<ref name="High Wycombe Mayor's Office">{{cite web|url=http://mayorofwycombe.co.uk/history-and-traditions/history-of-wycombes-swan/ |title=History of Wycombe's swan « Mayor of High Wycombe |access-date=28 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724134535/http://mayorofwycombe.co.uk/history-and-traditions/history-of-wycombes-swan/ |archive-date=24 July 2011  }}</ref>