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 miles32.3 km
- Milton Keynes 22 miles35.4 km
- Luton 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Slough 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Oxford 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Harrow 23.1 miles37.1 km
- High Wycombe 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Watford 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Hemel Hempstead 15.5 miles25 km
- St. Albans 22 miles35.4 km
- Bracknell 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Aylesbury 6.6 miles10.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Askett and Whiteleaf Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- The Risboroughs Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Longwick Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Lacey Green and Loosley Row Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Lacey Green Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Great Kimble Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Ridgeway East Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh Parish 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Little Kimble Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Great and Little Hampden Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Princes Risborough
HP27 9LZ, HP27 9BH, HP27 9JY, HP27 9HP, HP27 0EE, HP27 9NL, HP27 9AA, HP27 0DB, HP27 9AJ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 22.4 miles36.1 km
- London Heathrow Airport 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Princes Risborough Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Monks Risborough Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
Hotels near Princes Risborough Ad
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Bel & the Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Five Bells by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.6 miles9 km
- The Inn at Emmington 4.4 miles7 km
- Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Bell by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Hampton by Hilton High Wycombe 8 miles12.9 km
- The Bell Hotel Aylesbury 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Holiday Inn High Wycombe M40, Jct. 4 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
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 miles4.2 km
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Chiltern Hills Hill 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Adams Park Stadium 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Pendley Manor Estate 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Wilton Park Estate 12 miles19.3 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 12.1 miles19.5 km