Medmenham
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.568, -0.833 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 80 86 |
| Dialling code: | 01491 (Henley-on-Thames) |
Medmenham is a small riverside parish in Buckinghamshire, sitting on the north bank of the River Thames between Marlow and Henley-on-Thames. The landscape is a mix of wooded Chiltern slopes and low-lying Thames banks, popular with walkers and boaters, and close to the Chilterns AONB, giving it a quietly scenic, semi-rural character.
Historically the village is best known for Medmenham Abbey, a former Cistercian foundation later notorious in the 18th century as the meeting place of the Hellfire Club, and for several riverside country houses such as Danesfield House, now a hotel. Today the parish is largely residential and agricultural with a small tourism and leisure element driven by riverside pubs, walks and historic interest, while many residents commute into London and nearby towns for work.
Postcode districts covering Medmenham
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 24.6 miles
- Reading 10.5 miles
- Slough 10.4 miles
- Oxford 21.9 miles
- Harrow 21.4 miles
- High Wycombe 5.5 miles
- Watford 19.3 miles
- Basingstoke 23.9 miles
- Woking 20.9 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 20 miles
- Bracknell 11.4 miles
- Aylesbury 17.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hurley Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Bovingdon Green Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Great Marlow Parish 1.4 miles
- Mundaydean Bottom Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Hambleden Parish 1.6 miles
- Chiltern Villages Ward 2 miles
- Greenlands Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Marlow Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Remenham Parish 2.4 miles
- Frieth Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Marlow Bottom Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Bisham Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Medmenham
SL7 2EZ, SL7 2SA, SL7 2HB, SL7 2HQ, SL7 2HN, SL7 2EH, SL7 2EB, SL7 2HW, SL7 2EJ … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 17.5 miles
- Luton Airport 29.1 miles
- Marlow Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Henley-on-Thames Railway Station 3.7 miles
Hotels near Medmenham Ad
- Hurley House Hotel 5 2.9 miles
- Greenlands Hotel 4 2.2 miles
- Danesfield House Hotel and Spa 4 1 mile
- Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre 2.5 miles
- The Inn on the Green 4 3.8 miles
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Henley-on-Thames 4 3.6 miles
- The Relais Henley 4 3.6 miles
- The Chequers Marlow 2.5 miles
- Leander Club 4 3.5 miles
- Crowne Plaza Hotel Marlow 4 3.5 miles
Schools in Medmenham
- Danesfield School Primary
Local points of interest
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 1.4 miles
- Adams Park Stadium 4.5 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 6.2 miles
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 6.9 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 7.5 miles
- Chiltern Hills Hill 7.7 miles
- Wilton Park Estate 8.9 miles
- University of Reading University 10 miles
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles
- Bulstrode Park Estate 11.5 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 11.9 miles
- Frogmore House Estate 12.2 miles