Hardwick
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.869, -0.84 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 79 19 |
| Dialling code: | 01296 (Aylesbury) |
The small rural civil parish of Hardwick sits in north Buckinghamshire, a quiet pocket of farmland and scattered cottages a short drive from the market towns of Buckingham and Aylesbury. It has a long agricultural history - the name "Hardwick" comes from Old English meaning a "herd farm" - and the landscape is dominated by arable fields, hedgerows and occasional small woodland.
The community is compact and largely residential, with traditional farmhouses and several listed buildings alongside more modern homes; economically most activity is farming, while many residents commute to nearby towns for work. Social life is typical of small Buckinghamshire parishes, centred on parish meetings and local gatherings that help preserve a quiet, close‑knit character.
Postcode districts covering Hardwick
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Luton 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Oxford 19.2 miles30.8 km
- High Wycombe 17 miles27.4 km
- Watford 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Bedford 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Hemel Hempstead 17.6 miles28.4 km
- St. Albans 23.6 miles38 km
- Aylesbury 3.8 miles6 km
- Maidenhead 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Dunstable 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Bletchley 9.4 miles15.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Whitchurch Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Weedon Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Oving Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Pitchcott Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Creslow Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Berryfields Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Buckingham Park Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- North Marston Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Fleet Marston Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Dunton Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Hoggeston Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Watermead Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Hardwick
HP22 4DS, HP22 4EE, HP22 4DT, HP22 4EB, HP22 4EN, HP22 4DZ, HP22 4EA, HP22 4DU, HP22 4DH … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 20.1 miles32.4 km
- London Heathrow Airport 32 miles51.6 km
- Aylesbury Vale Parkway Railway Station 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Aylesbury Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
Hotels near Hardwick Ad
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Bell Hotel Aylesbury 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Bel & the Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 8.5 miles13.6 km
- The Five Bells by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Bell by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7 miles11.2 km
- The Bell Hotel 2 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Horwood House Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Pendley Manor 4 10 miles16.1 km
- The Pointer 5 9.6 miles15.5 km
Local points of interest
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Ann's Wood Forest 6.2 miles10 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Chequers court Country house 9 miles14.6 km
- Howe Park Wood Forest 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Pendley Manor Estate 10 miles16.2 km
- Shenley Wood Forest 10.3 miles16.7 km
- Stadium MK Stadium 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Daytona Karting Recreation 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 12.5 miles20 km