Edlesborough
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.854, -0.587 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 97 18 |
| Dialling code: | 01525 (Leighton Buzzard) |
The village and civil parish of Edlesborough sits on the north‑west edge of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, overlooking the Vale of Aylesbury and close to landmarks such as Ivinghoe Beacon and the Dunstable Downs. It’s an ancient settlement recorded in the Domesday Book, with a medieval parish church and a landscape of chalk escarpment, farmland and popular long‑distance footpaths.
The parish includes smaller hamlets like Dagnall and Northall and retains an active community life - village hall activities, sports clubs and local events sit alongside a handful of pubs and shops. Economically it blends traditional agriculture with a significant commuter element, thanks to nearby towns such as Leighton Buzzard and Milton Keynes and rail and road links into London, giving it a mix of rural character and modern connectivity.
Postcode districts covering Edlesborough
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Milton Keynes 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Luton 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Slough 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Harrow 21 miles33.8 km
- High Wycombe 17 miles27.4 km
- Watford 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Bedford 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Stevenage 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Hemel Hempstead 8.6 miles13.8 km
- St. Albans 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Aylesbury 9.9 miles16 km
Neighbouring places
- Eaton Bray and Edlesborough Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Eaton Bray Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Ivinghoe Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Dagnall Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Totternhoe Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Whipsnade Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Pitstone Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Holywell Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Slapton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Dunstable West Ward 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Little Gaddesden Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Studham Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Edlesborough
LU6 2EJ, LU6 2HE, LU6 2JF, LU6 2JL, HP4 1RP, LU6 2HG, LU6 1RU, LU6 2JG, LU6 2HZ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 9.4 miles15.2 km
- London Heathrow Airport 27.1 miles43.6 km
- Cheddington Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Tring Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
Schools in Edlesborough
- Dagnall VA C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pendley Manor Estate 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Beechwood House Estate 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Toddington library Library 7 miles11.2 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Luton Hoo Estate 8 miles12.9 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Ann's Wood Forest 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Putteridge Bury Estate 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 11.2 miles18 km
- Chequers court Country house 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Redbourne College College 12 miles19.4 km