Chalfont St. Giles
Built-up area in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.633, -0.573 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 98 93 |
| Population: | 7,957 |
Chalfont St. Giles is a large village in Buckinghamshire, England, tucked into the chalk slopes of the Chiltern Hills and straddling the small chalk-stream River Misbourne. About 18 miles north‑west of London, it forms one of the trio of local settlements often called the Chalfonts alongside Chalfont St Peter and Little Chalfont and combines the feel of a rural village with easy commuter links via Chalfont & Latimer station.
The village is best known for Milton's Cottage, the only surviving home of John Milton where he stayed during the Great Plague and worked on Paradise Lost, and for its attractive village green, historic church and traditional pubs. Today it has a largely commuter‑based economy with local shops and community events, popular walking routes into the surrounding hills, and the characteristic charms and occasional flooding of a settlement beside a chalk stream.
Postcode districts covering Chalfont St. Giles
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 14.3 miles
- Islington 20.8 miles
- Reading 21.7 miles
- City of Westminster 19.5 miles
- Luton 19 miles
- Slough 8.1 miles
- Harrow 10.5 miles
- High Wycombe 7.6 miles
- Watford 7.3 miles
- Woking 22.4 miles
- Stevenage 24.8 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 9.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Seer Green Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Chalfont St. Peter Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Little Chalfont and Amersham Common Ward 2 miles
- Little Chalfont Built-up area 2 miles
- Chorleywood South & Maple Cross Ward 2.4 miles
- Coleshill Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Maple Cross Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Chenies Parish 2.8 miles
- West Hyde Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Amersham Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Chorleywood Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Hedgerley Green Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Chalfont St. Giles
HP8 4HU, HP8 4DB, HP8 4DY, HP8 4HS, HP8 4DA, HP8 4QL, HP8 4JB, HP8 4NX, HP8 4EX … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 12.2 miles
- Luton Airport 18.9 miles
- Seer Green and Jordans Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Chalfont & Latimer Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Chalfont St. Giles Ad
- The Bedford Arms 3 3.4 miles
- The Ethorpe Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 3.1 miles
- The Bull Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- Pinfield Boutique Hotel 4 4.7 miles
- Rioshouse George-Inn 3 1.9 miles
- The Kings Arms Hotel 4 3 miles
- Crowne Plaza Gerrards Cross 4 2.8 miles
- The Grove 5 6.6 miles
- Cliveden House - An Iconic Luxury Hotel 5 7.1 miles
- De Vere Latimer Estate 3 3.4 miles
Schools in Chalfont St. Giles
- Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Chalfont St Giles Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wilton Park Estate 3.4 miles
- Bulstrode Park Estate 3.4 miles
- Park Wood Forest 3.8 miles
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4 miles
- Swakeleys House Historic site 7.2 miles
- Uxbridge College College 7.3 miles
- Vicarage Road Stadium 7.5 miles
- Brunel University University 8.1 miles
- Adams Park Stadium 9.7 miles
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 10.1 miles
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles
- Ditton Park Estate 10.4 miles