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Sitting right on the Oxfordshire-Buckinghamshire border, Thame is a market town that has managed to keep its original medieval layout largely intact. The heart of the place is the unusually wide High Street, which fans out to accommodate the historic marketplaces that have been active since the 12th century. It isn’t a commuter town that shuts down during the day; the Tuesday market is still a major fixture, and there is a genuine mix of independent butchers, bakers, and a traditional cattle market that keeps its agricultural roots visible. Geographically, it sits in the shadow of the Chiltern Hills, meaning you can be in the centre of town one minute and on a footpath heading toward the Phoenix Trail or Cuttle Brook nature reserve the next. While it feels tucked away in the countryside, the practicalities are handled by the nearby Haddenham & Thame Parkway station, which puts Marylebone comfortably under an hour away. It’s a town defined by its red-brick architecture and the River Thame flowing past the cricket ground, offering a pace of life that feels settled without being stagnant.