Princes Risborough
Built-up area in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.723, -0.832 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 80 03 |
| Population: | 8,231 |
Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire, England is a compact market town sitting on the north‑western edge of the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with landmarks like the chalk-cut Whiteleaf Cross and rolling beech woodlands nearby. The settlement has medieval roots and the "Princes" prefix reflects historic royal associations; the high ground and easy access to countryside make it popular with walkers and day-trippers.
Today Princes Risborough acts as a local service and commuter centre, with rail links providing direct trains to Marylebone in London and good road links to Aylesbury and High Wycombe. The town mixes small shops, light industry and community groups, and celebrates its railway heritage via the preserved Chinnor–Princes Risborough heritage line, retaining a distinctly local feel despite steady housing growth.
Postcode districts covering Princes Risborough
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 20 miles
- Milton Keynes 22 miles
- Luton 20.6 miles
- Slough 17.2 miles
- Oxford 17.9 miles
- Harrow 23.1 miles
- High Wycombe 7.4 miles
- Watford 18.7 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 15.5 miles
- St. Albans 22 miles
- Bracknell 21.8 miles
- Aylesbury 6.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Askett and Whiteleaf Built-up area 1.2 miles
- The Risboroughs Ward 1.2 miles
- Longwick Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish 1.7 miles
- Lacey Green and Loosley Row Built-up area 2 miles
- Lacey Green Parish 2 miles
- Great Kimble Built-up area 2 miles
- Ridgeway East Ward 2.4 miles
- Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Parish 2.4 miles
- Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh Parish 2.5 miles
- Little Kimble Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Great and Little Hampden Parish 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Princes Risborough
HP27 9HY, HP27 9JY, HP27 9EE, HP27 0HY, HP27 9FN, HP27 9PZ, HP27 0JP, HP27 0EZ, HP27 9DJ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 22.4 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 23.7 miles
- Princes Risborough Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Monks Risborough Railway Station 0.9 miles
Hotels near Princes Risborough Ad
- The Dinton Hermit 4 4.2 miles
- Bel & the Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 4.7 miles
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 5.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 6.6 miles
- The Five Bells by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.6 miles
- The Inn at Emmington 4.4 miles
- Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel 4 6.1 miles
- The Bell by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.1 miles
- Hampton by Hilton High Wycombe 8 miles
- The Bell Hotel Aylesbury 4 6.5 miles
Schools in Princes Risborough
- Monks Risborough C of E Primary School Primary
- Princes Risborough Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chequers court Country house 2.6 miles
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 4.1 miles
- Chiltern Hills Hill 5.3 miles
- Thame Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles
- Adams Park Stadium 6.5 miles
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6.7 miles
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 9.4 miles
- Pendley Manor Estate 10.1 miles
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 10.6 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 11.1 miles
- Wilton Park Estate 12 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 12.1 miles