Grendon Underwood
Built-up area in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.878, -1.008 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 68 20 |
| Population: | 637 |
| Dialling code: | 01869 (Bicester) |
Grendon Underwood is a small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, traditionally set beneath an ancient woodland - the "Underwood" element of its name - and with origins stretching back to the medieval period. The settlement retains a compact village feel with older cottages, a parish church and green spaces; it also has 20th‑century layers of history, including a nearby wartime airfield and the presence today of two prisons (HMP Grendon and HMP Spring Hill) which are significant local employers.
The local economy remains a mix of agriculture, local services and commuting to larger towns, helped by decent road links and proximity to the Oxfordshire border. Socially the village sustains an active community life with village events, clubs and recreational activities, and its rural setting makes it popular with people seeking accessible countryside while remaining within reach of regional centres.
Postcode districts covering Grendon Underwood
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Luton 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Oxford 13.4 miles21.5 km
- High Wycombe 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Hemel Hempstead 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Aylesbury 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Dunstable 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Bletchley 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Banbury 19 miles30.5 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 18.4 miles29.5 km
- Leighton Buzzard 15.1 miles24.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Edgcott Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Kingswood Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Woodham Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Calvert Green Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Ludgershall Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Calvert Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wotton Underwood Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Westcott Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Charndon Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Marsh Gibbon Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Piddington Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Twyford Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Grendon Underwood
HP18 0SS, HP18 0YP, HP18 0YJ, HP18 0SL, HP18 0SU, HP18 0SY, HP18 0UT, HP18 0UH, HP18 0XH … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 27.3 miles43.9 km
- London Heathrow Airport 36.7 miles59.1 km
- Bicester Town Railway Station 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Bicester North Railway Station 6.3 miles10.2 km
Hotels near Grendon Underwood Ad
- The Pointer 5 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Chesterton Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- The White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Littlebury Hotel 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bicester 6.8 miles11 km
- The Bell Hotel 2 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Weston Manor Hotel 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Villiers Hotel 4 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Horwood House Hotel 4 9 miles14.5 km
Schools in Grendon Underwood
- Grendon Underwood School Primary
Local points of interest
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 9 miles14.6 km
- Stowe Park Estate 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 10.6 miles17 km
- Ann's Wood Forest 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Biddlesden Abbey Historic site 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Howe Park Wood Forest 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Stowe Corner, Silverstone Recreation 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Vale corner, Silverstone Recreation 13 miles20.9 km
- Hanger straight, Silverstone Recreation 13 miles21 km
- Shenley Wood Forest 13 miles21 km