Abbey
Ward in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.624, -0.762 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 85 92 |
| Dialling code: | 01494 (High Wycombe) |
Abbey is a central ward of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, covering parts of the town centre and adjacent residential streets. It combines older town-centre architecture and Victorian terraces with more recent housing and commercial developments, and sits within easy reach of Aylesbury railway station and cultural amenities such as the Waterside Theatre and the Buckinghamshire County Museum.
The ward is socially mixed, with families, older residents and students sharing neighbourhoods alongside pockets of social housing and areas that have seen recent regeneration. Local life tends to revolve around the market, shops, pubs and community groups, and local councillors typically focus on issues such as housing, transport and high‑street vitality that reflect the pressures and opportunities of a county-town centre.
Postcode districts covering Abbey
HP10, HP11, HP12, HP13, HP14, HP15
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 22 miles35.3 km
- Reading 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Luton 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Slough 10 miles16.1 km
- Oxford 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Harrow 18.4 miles29.6 km
- High Wycombe 0.6 miles1 km
- Watford 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Woking 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Hemel Hempstead 15.2 miles24.5 km
- St. Albans 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Bracknell 14.7 miles23.7 km
Neighbouring places
- High Wycombe Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Booker, Cressex and Castlefield Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Terriers and Amersham Hill Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Ryemead and Micklefield Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Totteridge and Bowerdean Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Downley Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Clayhill Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Little Marlow Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Marlow Bottom Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- West Wycombe Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Chepping Wycombe Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Abbey
HP11 2AP, HP11 1QG, HP12 9FA, HP11 1AP, HP11 2BW, HP11 2TY, HP11 2JL, HP11 1SZ, HP11 2GW … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Luton Airport 24.2 miles38.9 km
- High Wycombe Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Marlow Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
Hotels in Abbey Ad
Schools in Abbey
- Chepping View Primary Academy Primary
- Chiltern Wood School Special
- High Wycombe C of E Combined School Primary
- John Hampden Grammar School Secondary
- Oakridge School Primary
- St Michael's Catholic School All ages
- Wycombe Abbey Independent - all ages
- Wycombe High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Adams Park Stadium 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Wilton Park Estate 5.7 miles9.3 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 6.2 miles10 km
- Chiltern Hills Hill 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Chequers court Country house 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Bulstrode Park Estate 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 11 miles17.6 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 11.2 miles18.1 km