Penn
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.636, -0.67 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 92 93 |
| Dialling code: | 01494 (High Wycombe) |
Penn is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, set on the edge of the Chiltern Hills just a few miles northwest of High Wycombe. The name reflects the high ground - 'pen' meaning hill - and the area is characterised by chalk escarpments, ancient woodland and commons, with a historic parish church and a cluster of older cottages that hint at its agricultural and medieval past.
Today Penn is largely residential and popular with commuters to London and nearby towns, but retains a lively local community with village pubs, shops, a primary school and occasional fetes; its lanes and footpaths make it a favoured spot for walkers exploring the Chiltern Hills and the surrounding countryside.
Postcode districts covering Penn
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 18.3 miles
- Islington 24.8 miles
- Reading 18.7 miles
- City of Westminster 23.4 miles
- Luton 20.4 miles
- Slough 8.7 miles
- Harrow 14.6 miles
- High Wycombe 3.5 miles
- Watford 11.3 miles
- Woking 22.9 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 11.6 miles
- St. Albans 17 miles
Neighbouring places
- Penn Wood and Old Amersham Ward 0.7 miles
- Winchmore Hill Built-up area 1 mile
- Tylers Green and Loudwater Ward 1.5 miles
- Hazlemere Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Chepping Wycombe Parish 1.8 miles
- Coleshill Built-up area 2 miles
- Beaconsfield Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Totteridge and Bowerdean Ward 2.5 miles
- Ryemead and Micklefield Ward 2.5 miles
- Terriers and Amersham Hill Ward 2.8 miles
- Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Little Missenden Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Penn
HP10 8NH, HP9 2AD, HP9 1XT, HP9 1JP, HP10 8PQ, HP7 0PY, HP7 0NP, HP10 8NY, HP7 0HN … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 14.6 miles
- Luton Airport 20.9 miles
- Beaconsfield Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Seer Green and Jordans Railway Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near Penn Ad
- King's Arms Hotel 4 3 miles
- The Crown 4 3.1 miles
- The Potters Arms 3 0.9 miles
- Cliveden House 5 5.4 miles
- The Bull 4 5.7 miles
- Premier Inn High Wycombe / Beaconsfield 3 2.2 miles
- Hampton by Hilton High Wycombe 3 4.4 miles
- The Kings Arms Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- ibis budget Beaconsfield 3 3.6 miles
- The Ivy House 3 4.6 miles
Schools in Penn
- Alfriston School Special
- Curzon C of E Combined School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wilton Park Estate 3 miles
- Adams Park Stadium 5.6 miles
- Bulstrode Park Estate 5.7 miles
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 6 miles
- Park Wood Forest 7.8 miles
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8 miles
- Chequers court Country house 8.8 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 9.5 miles
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.7 miles
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles
- Uxbridge College College 10.5 miles
- Swakeleys House Historic site 10.7 miles