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Haveringdon's population is believed to have been greatly reduced by the Bubonic Plague ( Black Death ) in the 1340s.

By the 18th century the village had been resited in the valley along the Oxford Road, and renamed due to its geographical features and position: " West " because it was west of High Wycombe.

Both settlements are in the Wye Valley and the word " Combe " derives from the Old English / Brythonic word for " valley ".

According to local records there were just two ratepayers left in Haveringdon in the 19th century.