Biddlesden
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.05, -1.056 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 64 39 |
| Dialling code: | 01280 (Buckingham) |
Biddlesden is a very small, quiet parish in Buckinghamshire, England, made up of a handful of houses and farmsteads tucked into rolling arable countryside and small pockets of woodland. Narrow lanes, hedgerows and open fields give it the tucked‑away, rural character typical of the county, popular with walkers and people seeking a tranquil setting.
Its most notable historic feature is the site of Biddlesden Abbey, a 12th‑century Cistercian foundation whose earthworks and later farm buildings still mark the landscape; today the local economy is largely agricultural with a mixture of long‑established farming families and residents who commute to nearby towns, and the social life is largely woven into neighbouring villages and parish institutions.
Postcode districts covering Biddlesden
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 13 miles20.9 km
- Northampton 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Oxford 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Aylesbury 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Rugby 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Wellingborough 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Bletchley 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Banbury 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Leighton Buzzard 19 miles30.6 km
- Bicester 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Daventry 15.5 miles25 km
Neighbouring places
- Shalstone Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Syresham Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Whitfield Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Stowe Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Dadford Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Lillingstone Dayrell with Luffield Abbey Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Silverstone Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Water Stratford Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Westbury Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Turweston Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Radstone Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Radclive-cum-Chackmore Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Biddlesden
NN13 5TP, NN13 5TR, NN13 5TT, MK18 5LQ, NN13 5TD, MK18 5LJ, MK18 5LB, NN13 5TS, MK18 5LH
Transport links
- Luton Airport 31.7 miles51 km
- Birmingham International Airport 40.4 miles65.1 km
- King's Sutton Railway Station 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Wolverton Railway Station 10.8 miles17.3 km
Hotels near Biddlesden Ad
- Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Silverstone Golf Club and Hotel 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Paisley Pear, Brackley by Marston's Inns 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Fox and Hounds 3.7 miles6 km
- Villiers Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Whittlebury Hall and Spa 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Old George Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.9 km
Local points of interest
- Biddlesden Abbey Historic site 1 mile1.6 km
- Club Corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Vale corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Stowe Corner, Silverstone Recreation 1.9 miles3 km
- Abbey corner, Silverstone Recreation 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hanger straight, Silverstone Recreation 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Silverstone Circuit Recreation 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bridge corner, Silverstone Recreation 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Chapel curve, Silverstone Recreation 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 2.4 miles3.9 km