Foscott
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.016, -0.949 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 72 35 |
| Dialling code: | 01280 (Buckingham) |
Foscott is a very small, distinctly rural civil parish in north Buckinghamshire, lying a few miles to the north of Buckingham and within easy reach of Milton Keynes. The landscape is dominated by farmland, hedgerows and small copses, with only a handful of farmsteads and cottages rather than a clustered village centre, so its character is quietly agricultural rather than suburban.
Historically it has the feel of a place shaped by long-established farming patterns and old field boundaries, and today the local economy remains largely agricultural alongside residents who commute to nearby towns. Socially the community is tiny and closely linked to neighbouring parishes for services and events, while footpaths and lanes make it a pleasant, low‑key spot for countryside walking and rural heritage appreciation.
Postcode districts covering Foscott
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Northampton 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Luton 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Oxford 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Bedford 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Aylesbury 14.9 miles24 km
- Dunstable 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Wellingborough 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Bletchley 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Banbury 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Rushden 23.9 miles38.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Maids Moreton Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Leckhampstead Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Buckingham East Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Akeley Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Thornborough Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Buckingham Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Thornton Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Wicken Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Radclive-cum-Chackmore Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Gawcott with Lenborough Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Stowe Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Dadford Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Foscott
Transport links
- Luton Airport 26.6 miles42.8 km
- London Heathrow Airport 43.1 miles69.4 km
- Wolverton Railway Station 7 miles11.3 km
- Milton Keynes Central Railway Station 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 7.6 miles12.2 km
Hotels near Foscott Ad
- The White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 2 miles3.2 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Silverstone Golf Club and Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Villiers Hotel 4 2 miles3.3 km
- Mercure Milton Keynes 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- The Fox and Hounds 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Moxy Milton Keynes 4 8.1 miles13 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 5 miles8 km
- Old George Hotel 3 5 miles8 km
- Hotel La Tour 4 8.7 miles14 km
Local points of interest
- Stowe Park Estate 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Lovel Wood Forest 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Stowe Corner, Silverstone Recreation 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Hanger straight, Silverstone Recreation 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Chapel curve, Silverstone Recreation 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Becketts corner, Silverstone Recreation 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Vale corner, Silverstone Recreation 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Maggots curve, Silverstone Recreation 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Club Corner, Silverstone Recreation 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Abbey corner, Silverstone Recreation 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Silverstone Circuit Recreation 5.1 miles8.1 km