Longwick
Built-up area in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.737, -0.858 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 78 04 |
| Population: | 1,143 |
Longwick in Buckinghamshire, England is a small village and civil parish on the north‑eastern edge of the Chiltern Hills, a few miles east of Princes Risborough. Historically agricultural, the surrounding landscape of farmland, hedgerows and woods sits close to ancient routes such as the Icknield Way, which makes the area popular with walkers while also serving as a practical base for commuters to London and nearby towns.
The community is compact but active, centred on a village hall, primary school and local sports and social clubs, with regular fetes and grassroots events that sustain a strong village identity. Farming and small businesses remain part of the local economy, though modest housing growth and a commuter population have shaped recent decades, and the village’s Old English name - essentially a “long farm” or settlement - hints at its medieval origins.
Postcode districts covering Longwick
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Milton Keynes 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Luton 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Slough 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Oxford 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Harrow 24.5 miles39.4 km
- High Wycombe 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Watford 20 miles32.2 km
- Hemel Hempstead 16.5 miles26.6 km
- St. Albans 23 miles37.1 km
- Bracknell 23 miles37 km
- Aylesbury 5.9 miles9.5 km
Neighbouring places
- The Risboroughs Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Princes Risborough Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Askett and Whiteleaf Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Aston Sandford Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Great Kimble Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Little Kimble Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Kingsey Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Dinton-with-Ford and Upton Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Chinnor Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Longwick
HP27 9SS, HP27 9RW, HP27 9RQ, HP27 9SY, HP27 9AP, HP27 9RX, HP27 9XU, HP27 9SN, HP27 9FA … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 23 miles37 km
- London Heathrow Airport 25.2 miles40.6 km
- Monks Risborough Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
- Princes Risborough Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
Hotels near Longwick Ad
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Bel & the Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Inn at Emmington 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Five Bells by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.4 km
- The Bell by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Bell Hotel Aylesbury 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Oxfordshire Golf Hotel and Spa 4 7 miles11.2 km
- Hampton by Hilton High Wycombe 9.4 miles15.2 km
Schools in Longwick
- Longwick C of E Combined School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chequers court Country house 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Chiltern Hills Hill 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Adams Park Stadium 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 8 miles12.9 km
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Pendley Manor Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Wilton Park Estate 13.5 miles21.8 km