Ridgeway East
Ward in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.715, -0.778 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 84 02 |
Ridgeway East is an electoral ward in Buckinghamshire, England, occupying a semi-rural pocket that sits on the eastern fringes of the ancient track known as The Ridgeway and the Chiltern Hills. It combines small villages, working farmland and pockets of suburban housing, with plenty of greenbelt countryside and characteristic rolling chalk downland that attracts walkers and outdoor enthusiasts.
The local community is centred on village halls, parish churches and active clubs, while the economy is a mix of agriculture, local services and commuters travelling to larger towns and London. Historic features and long-settled landscapes give the ward a strong sense of place, even as it balances pressures for new housing and improved transport links.
Postcode districts covering Ridgeway East
HP14, HP15, HP16, HP17, HP22, HP27
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Reading 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Milton Keynes 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Luton 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Slough 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Oxford 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Harrow 20.7 miles33.3 km
- High Wycombe 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Watford 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Hemel Hempstead 13.3 miles21.4 km
- St. Albans 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Bracknell 21.1 miles33.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Great and Little Hampden Parish 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Speen Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Lacey Green Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Lacey Green and Loosley Row Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Askett and Whiteleaf Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Ellesborough Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Princes Risborough Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Prestwood and Great Missenden Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Butler's Cross Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Great Kimble Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Little Kimble Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Walter's Ash and Naphill Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Ridgeway East
HP17 8TE, HP14 4RE, HP17 9TW, HP14 4RS, HP15 6BY, HP14 4UF, HP14 4NE, HP15 6EX, HP15 6EQ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 20.7 miles33.3 km
- London Heathrow Airport 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Monks Risborough Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Princes Risborough Railway Station 2.8 miles4.6 km
Hotels near Ridgeway East Ad
- Bel & the Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Five Bells by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Bell by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Hampton by Hilton High Wycombe 7 miles11.3 km
- Pendley Manor 4 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Holiday Inn High Wycombe M40, Jct. 4 4 7 miles11.3 km
- The Kings Arms Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- The Inn at Emmington 6.7 miles10.7 km
Schools in Ridgeway East
- Great Kimble C of E School Primary
- Great Kingshill C of E Combined School Primary
- Griffin House School Independent - primary
- Hughenden Primary School Primary
- Naphill and Walters Ash School Primary
- Pipers Corner School Independent - all ages
- Widmer End Community Combined School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chequers court Country house 2 miles3.1 km
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Adams Park Stadium 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Chiltern Hills Hill 6.8 miles11 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 8 miles12.9 km
- Pendley Manor Estate 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Wilton Park Estate 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 12.4 miles20 km