Chalfont St. Giles
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.63, -0.574 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 98 93 |
| Population: | 7,957 |
Chalfont St. Giles is a historic village in Buckinghamshire, set on the edge of the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and roughly 18 miles north‑west of London. The village sits along the chalk stream of the River Misbourne, with a traditional green, commons and a network of footpaths that give it a distinctly rural feel despite its proximity to the capital.
Locally the village is best known for Milton's Cottage, the only surviving home of John Milton where he lived during the Great Plague and worked on Paradise Lost, and for a cluster of Georgian and older buildings, pubs and village amenities. Today it functions largely as an affluent commuter community with good rail links via Chalfont & Latimer, while retaining active local groups, conservation areas and a sense of village life.
Postcode districts covering Chalfont St. Giles
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 14.3 miles
- Islington 20.8 miles
- Reading 21.6 miles
- City of Westminster 19.4 miles
- Luton 19.2 miles
- Slough 7.9 miles
- Harrow 10.5 miles
- High Wycombe 7.5 miles
- Watford 7.4 miles
- Woking 22.1 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 9.5 miles
- St. Albans 13.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Chalfont St. Giles Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Seer Green Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Chalfont St. Peter Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Little Chalfont and Amersham Common Ward 2.2 miles
- Little Chalfont Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Chorleywood South & Maple Cross Ward 2.4 miles
- Coleshill Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Maple Cross Built-up area 2.7 miles
- West Hyde Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Chenies Parish 3 miles
- Hedgerley Green Built-up area 3 miles
- Chorleywood Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Chalfont St. Giles
HP8 4HS, HP8 4NT, HP8 4ED, HP8 4DT, HP8 4JY, HP8 4HW, HP8 4NN, HP8 4PG, HP9 2RG … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 12.1 miles
- Luton Airport 19.1 miles
- Seer Green and Jordans Railway Station 2 miles
- Chalfont & Latimer Station 2.7 miles
Hotels near Chalfont St. Giles Ad
- The Bedford Arms 3 3.6 miles
- The Bull Hotel 4 3 miles
- The Ethorpe Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 2.9 miles
- Pinfield Boutique Hotel 4 4.5 miles
- Rioshouse George-Inn 3 1.7 miles
- The Kings Arms Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- Crowne Plaza Gerrards Cross 4 2.5 miles
- Cliveden House - An Iconic Luxury Hotel 5 7 miles
- The Grove 5 6.8 miles
- The Red Lion Hotel 8.1 miles
Schools in Chalfont St. Giles
- Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Chalfont St Giles Junior School Primary
- Jordans School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bulstrode Park Estate 3.2 miles
- Wilton Park Estate 3.3 miles
- Park Wood Forest 3.8 miles
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4 miles
- Uxbridge College College 7.1 miles
- Swakeleys House Historic site 7.1 miles
- Vicarage Road Stadium 7.5 miles
- Brunel University University 8 miles
- Adams Park Stadium 9.7 miles
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 9.9 miles
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 10.1 miles
- Ditton Park Estate 10.2 miles