Look local: High Wycombe

Manufacturing almost 5,000 chairs per day at its peak, it is unsurprising that High Wycombe’s history is synonymous with the furniture industry. Aided by the flowing tributaries of the river Wye, 18th century carpenters used beech to produce wooden chairs for wealthy Londoners.

Despite a decline in the local furniture trade, the Buckinghamshire town continues to observe certain traditions; it is still the only place in the UK that weighs its mayor at the beginning and end of every year.

Situated approximately 34 miles from the capital, the hometown of former British PM Benjamin Disraeli is the second largest settlement in the county, owing to a large commuter population.