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 miles
- Reading 20.4 miles
- Milton Keynes 23.6 miles
- Luton 18.4 miles
- Slough 13.4 miles
- Oxford 22.7 miles
- Harrow 18.1 miles
- High Wycombe 4.7 miles
- Watford 13.8 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 11.4 miles
- St. Albans 17.7 miles
- Bracknell 19.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Great Missenden Parish 0.6 miles
- Little Kingshill Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Great Kingshill Built-up area 1.5 miles
- South Heath Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Hughenden Parish 2 miles
- Cryers Hill Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Hughenden Valley Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Great and Little Hampden Parish 2.4 miles
- Ballinger Common Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Speen Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Ridgeway East Ward 2.7 miles
- Little Missenden Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Prestwood and Great Missenden
HP16 0RX, HP16 9PL, HP16 0BL, HP16 9EF, HP16 0AZ, HP16 0UJ, HP16 9DS, HP16 9DL, HP16 0PS … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 19.3 miles
- Luton Airport 19.6 miles
- Great Missenden Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Saunderton Railway Station 4.5 miles
Hotels near Prestwood and Great Missenden Ad
- Bel & the Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 4.7 miles
- The Kings Arms Hotel 4 5 miles
- The Bedford Arms 3 8.6 miles
- The Dinton Hermit 4 8.6 miles
- Hampton by Hilton High Wycombe 5.9 miles
- The Chequers Inn 4 8.5 miles
- Holiday Inn High Wycombe M40, Jct. 4 4 6 miles
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 9.2 miles
- Pendley Manor 4 8.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 8.1 miles
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 miles
- Chequers court Country house 4.1 miles
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.5 miles
- Adams Park Stadium 5.6 miles
- Wilton Park Estate 7.7 miles
- Pendley Manor Estate 8.2 miles
- Chiltern Hills Hill 8.5 miles
- Bulstrode Park Estate 10.3 miles
- Thame Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 11.3 miles
- Park Wood Forest 11.6 miles
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 11.8 miles