Pitstone
Built-up area in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.832, -0.64 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 93 15 |
| Population: | 3,674 |
Pitstone is a small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, sitting on the edge of the Chiltern Hills close to Ivinghoe Beacon. It has a distinctly rural feel with chalk downland on Pitstone Hill, a well‑known local windmill - Pitstone Windmill, often described as one of the oldest surviving examples in England - and nearby water and wildlife at Pitstone Reservoir that attract walkers, birdwatchers and watersports enthusiasts.
Historically an agricultural community, Pitstone has gradually become more residential, with many people commuting via nearby Tring and further afield to Aylesbury or London. The village retains a strong sense of community through clubs, the village hall and local events, and its mix of thatched cottages and later housing gives it a varied, lived‑in character rather than a fully modern commuter suburb.
Postcode districts covering Pitstone
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Milton Keynes 14.9 miles24 km
- Luton 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Slough 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Harrow 21 miles33.8 km
- High Wycombe 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Watford 15.5 miles25 km
- Bedford 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Stevenage 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Hemel Hempstead 9 miles14.5 km
- St. Albans 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Aylesbury 7.4 miles11.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Ivinghoe Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Marsworth Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Cheddington Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Tring Central Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Tring Rural Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Tring West and Rural Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Tring Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Aldbury Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Edlesborough Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Slapton Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Dagnall Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Drayton Beauchamp Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Pitstone
LU7 9BD, LU7 9AQ, LU7 9AJ, LU7 9EA, LU7 9EB, LU7 9ED, LU7 9FY, LU7 9FT, LU7 9RH … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 11.9 miles19.2 km
- London Heathrow Airport 26.2 miles42.1 km
- Cheddington Railway Station 2 miles3.3 km
- Tring Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
Hotels near Pitstone Ad
- Pendley Manor 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bel & the Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Bell by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Five Bells by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6 miles9.6 km
- The Kings Arms 4 6 miles9.6 km
- Champneys Tring 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Boxmoor Lodge 3 8.7 miles14 km
- The Penny Farthing 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
Schools in Pitstone
- Brookmead School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pendley Manor Estate 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Beechwood House Estate 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Chequers court Country house 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Toddington library Library 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Ann's Wood Forest 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Luton Hoo Estate 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Putteridge Bury Estate 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 12.7 miles20.5 km