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Medmenham

Parish in Buckinghamshire, England

Coordinates:51.568, -0.833
OS grid ref:SU 80 86
Dialling code: 01491 (Henley-on-Thames)
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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.

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Transport links

  • London Heathrow Airport 17.5 miles28.2 km
  • Luton Airport 29.1 miles46.8 km
  • Marlow Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
  • Henley-on-Thames Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km

Hotels near Medmenham Ad

Schools in Medmenham

  • Danesfield School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Medmenham Abbey Historic site 1.4 miles2.3 km
  • Adams Park Stadium 4.5 miles7.3 km
  • Crowsley Park Estate 6.2 miles9.9 km
  • Bradenham Manor Historic site 6.9 miles11.1 km
  • Swyncombe House Estate 7.5 miles12.1 km
  • Chiltern Hills Hill 7.7 miles12.4 km
  • Wilton Park Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km
  • University of Reading University 10 miles16.1 km
  • Windsor Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles16.4 km
  • Bulstrode Park Estate 11.5 miles18.5 km
  • Madejski Stadium Stadium 11.9 miles19.2 km
  • Frogmore House Estate 12.2 miles19.7 km