Chepping Wycombe
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.618, -0.7 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 90 91 |
| Dialling code: | 01494 (High Wycombe) |
Chepping Wycombe is a civil parish in Buckinghamshire whose name comes from the Old English ceaping, meaning market, reflecting its historic role around the ancient town of Wycombe. It sits in the valley of the River Wye at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, blending parts of High Wycombe with surrounding villages, commons and greenbelt countryside.
Long associated with furniture and chair-making, the area’s industrial past helped shape its local character; today it combines independent shops and cultural venues in the town, light industry and a significant commuter population bound for London. Residents often point to the accessible countryside, market traditions and a strong community identity as defining features of life in Chepping Wycombe.
Postcode districts covering Chepping Wycombe
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 19.3 miles
- Reading 16.9 miles
- City of Westminster 24.2 miles
- Luton 22.2 miles
- Slough 8.1 miles
- Harrow 15.7 miles
- High Wycombe 2.3 miles
- Watford 12.9 miles
- Woking 21.9 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 13.5 miles
- St. Albans 18.8 miles
- Bracknell 14.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tylers Green and Loudwater Ward 0.5 miles
- Ryemead and Micklefield Ward 1.2 miles
- Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Totteridge and Bowerdean Ward 1.6 miles
- Penn Parish 1.8 miles
- Terriers and Amersham Hill Ward 2.1 miles
- Hazlemere Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Beaconsfield Built-up area 2.2 miles
- The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor Ward 2.3 miles
- High Wycombe Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East Ward 2.3 miles
- Little Marlow Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Chepping Wycombe
HP10 9NQ, HP10 9PD, HP10 9BU, HP11 1HQ, HP10 9JW, HP10 8AH, HP10 9FE, HP10 8HJ, HP10 9JQ … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 14.6 miles
- Luton Airport 22.7 miles
- High Wycombe Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Beaconsfield Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Chepping Wycombe Ad
- Cliveden House 5 4.1 miles
- Premier Inn High Wycombe / Beaconsfield 3 0.7 miles
- Hampton by Hilton High Wycombe 3 2.8 miles
- Sanctum on The Green 4.5 miles
- King's Arms Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- Holiday Inn High Wycombe M40 Jct.4 4 3 miles
- The Crown 4 4.9 miles
- Premier Inn High Wycombe Central 3 2.5 miles
- Chequers Marlow 3 4.6 miles
- The Chequers Inn 3 miles
Schools in Chepping Wycombe
- Carrington Infant School Primary
- Carrington Junior School Primary
- Juniper Hill School Primary
- Loudwater Combined School Primary
- Tylers Green First School Primary
- Tylers Green Middle School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wilton Park Estate 3.1 miles
- Adams Park Stadium 4.4 miles
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 5.5 miles
- Bulstrode Park Estate 6.2 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 7.6 miles
- Park Wood Forest 8.9 miles
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.1 miles
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles
- Chequers court Country house 9.4 miles
- Chiltern Hills Hill 9.9 miles
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.9 miles
- Uxbridge College College 10.9 miles