Great and Little Hampden
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.711, -0.775 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 84 02 |
| Dialling code: | 01494 (High Wycombe) |
The tiny civil parish centred on Great Hampden and Little Hampden sits on the rolling chalk and beech‑wooded slopes of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is quintessentially rural, with scattered hamlets, timber‑framed and thatched cottages, commons and farmland, plus a network of footpaths and bridleways that attract walkers and cyclists from nearby towns.
Historically the parish is linked to the Hampden family and the Parliamentarian John Hampden, and the picture‑postcard parish church and memorials give the place a strong sense of continuity; the church has even featured as a film location. Economically it remains largely agricultural with some tourism and many residents commuting to centres such as High Wycombe, so community life is small‑scale and tightly knit rather than commercialised.
Postcode districts covering Great and Little Hampden
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Reading 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Milton Keynes 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Luton 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Slough 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Oxford 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Harrow 20.5 miles33 km
- High Wycombe 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Watford 16.1 miles26 km
- Hemel Hempstead 13.3 miles21.4 km
- St. Albans 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Bracknell 20.7 miles33.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Ridgeway East Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Speen Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Lacey Green Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Lacey Green and Loosley Row Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Prestwood and Great Missenden Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Askett and Whiteleaf Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Princes Risborough Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Ellesborough Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Hughenden Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Walter's Ash and Naphill Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bradenham Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Great Missenden Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Great and Little Hampden
HP16 9RF, HP27 0RT, HP16 9RG, HP16 9EQ, HP16 9PR, HP16 9RA, HP16 9RL, HP16 9PS, HP27 0RS … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 20.8 miles33.4 km
- London Heathrow Airport 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Great Missenden Railway Station 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Monks Risborough Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
Hotels near Great and Little Hampden Ad
- Bel & the Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Five Bells by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 6.9 miles11 km
- Hampton by Hilton High Wycombe 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Bell by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Holiday Inn High Wycombe M40, Jct. 4 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Pendley Manor 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- The Kings Arms Hotel 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Inn at Emmington 6.8 miles10.9 km
Local points of interest
- Chequers court Country house 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Adams Park Stadium 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Chiltern Hills Hill 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Pendley Manor Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Wilton Park Estate 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 12.5 miles20.1 km