Ibstone
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.628, -0.904 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 75 92 |
Ibstone is a small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, set high on the chalk escarpment of the Chiltern Hills near the Oxfordshire border. Perched above surrounding lowlands, it is one of the higher settlements in the county and is characterised by mixed woodland, patches of chalk grassland and broad views over the Vale of Oxford.
The village keeps a quiet, rural character with historic cottages and a parish church, farming alongside a proportion of commuters who travel to nearby centres such as Princes Risborough and Stokenchurch. Outdoor life is important locally: Pulpit Hill and other nearby reserves with ancient earthworks and species-rich grassland make the area popular with walkers and conservation-minded residents, and the small community maintains traditional village events and a strong sense of local identity.
Postcode districts covering Ibstone
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Slough 14.9 miles24 km
- Oxford 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Harrow 24.5 miles39.4 km
- High Wycombe 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Watford 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Hemel Hempstead 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Bracknell 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Aylesbury 13.7 miles22 km
- Maidenhead 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Farnborough 24 miles38.6 km
- Dunstable 24.1 miles38.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Turville Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Stokenchurch Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Horsleys Green Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bolter End Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Frieth Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Pishill with Stonor Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The City Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Radnage Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Lane End Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Chiltern Villages Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Piddington and Wheeler End Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Shirburn Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Ibstone
HP14 3YD, HP14 3YW, HP14 3XZ, HP14 3YB, HP14 3XT, HP14 3YA, HP14 3XY, RG9 6QP, HP14 3XX … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Luton Airport 28.6 miles46 km
- Saunderton Railway Station 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Chinnor Railway Station 4.9 miles7.8 km
Hotels near Ibstone Ad
- Greenlands Hotel 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Hurley House Hotel 5 8 miles12.9 km
- The Relais Henley 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Henley-on-Thames 4 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Leander Club 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Rioshouse Henley 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Hampton by Hilton High Wycombe 6 miles9.7 km
- The Inn on the Green 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Danesfield House Hotel and Spa 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
Schools in Ibstone
- Ibstone C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chiltern Hills Hill 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Adams Park Stadium 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 6.2 miles10 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Chequers court Country house 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Wilton Park Estate 11.8 miles18.9 km
- University of Reading University 13 miles21 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 14.4 miles23.2 km