Prestwood and Great Missenden
Built-up area in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.696, -0.724 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 88 00 |
| Dialling code: | 01494 (High Wycombe) |
Prestwood and Great Missenden sit side by side in the rolling Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire, England, giving both villages a distinctly rural feel despite good transport links. The area is characterised by beech woodlands, chalk streams and attractive village streets with a mix of timber‑framed cottages and later Victorian buildings; historically the settlements grew around farming, local trades and coaching routes through the Chilterns.
Great Missenden is best known as the home of the Roald Dahl Museum and has a station on the Chiltern Line that makes commuting into London (via Marylebone) straightforward, while Prestwood retains a strong village community with local shops, pubs, schools and active village halls. Together they attract walkers and families, support small businesses and host regular community events, balancing a quiet country lifestyle with convenient access to larger towns such as High Wycombe.
Postcode districts covering Prestwood and Great Missenden
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Reading 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Milton Keynes 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Luton 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Slough 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Oxford 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Harrow 18.1 miles29.1 km
- High Wycombe 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Watford 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Hemel Hempstead 11.4 miles18.4 km
- St. Albans 17.7 miles28.6 km
- Bracknell 19.8 miles31.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Great Missenden Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Little Kingshill Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Great Kingshill Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- South Heath Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Hughenden Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Cryers Hill Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hughenden Valley Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Great and Little Hampden Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Ballinger Common Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Speen Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ridgeway East Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Little Missenden Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Prestwood and Great Missenden
HP16 0AA, HP16 9EF, HP16 0NA, HP16 9BL, HP16 0BS, HP16 0LG, HP16 0QL, HP16 0AW, HP16 0NZ … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Luton Airport 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Great Missenden Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Saunderton Railway Station 4.5 miles7.3 km
Hotels near Prestwood and Great Missenden Ad
- Bel & the Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Bedford Arms 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
- The Kings Arms Hotel 4 5 miles8 km
- Hampton by Hilton High Wycombe 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Holiday Inn High Wycombe M40, Jct. 4 4 6 miles9.7 km
- The Five Bells by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Pendley Manor 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 8.1 miles13 km
- The Inn on the Green 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
Schools in Prestwood and Great Missenden
- Gateway School Independent - primary
- Great Missenden C of E Combined School Primary
- Missenden Abbey Adult Education College Further education
- Prestwood Infant School Primary
- Prestwood Junior School Primary
- The Misbourne School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Chequers court Country house 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Adams Park Stadium 5.6 miles9 km
- Wilton Park Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Pendley Manor Estate 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Chiltern Hills Hill 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Bulstrode Park Estate 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 11.3 miles18.3 km
- Park Wood Forest 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.8 miles18.9 km