Stowe
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.03, -1.016 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 67 37 |
| Dialling code: | 01280 (Buckingham) |
Stowe, in Buckinghamshire, England, is a compact rural parish best known for the grand Stowe House and the celebrated Stowe Landscape Gardens, an 18th‑century designed landscape with temples, lakes and sweeping vistas created by figures such as William Kent and Capability Brown. The estate’s classical follies - notably the Temple of British Worthies - give the parish a strong historic and cultural identity that contrasts with the surrounding agricultural countryside and nearby market town of Buckingham.
Today the local economy and social life are shaped by heritage tourism, events and education: the gardens are largely managed by the National Trust and the house is home to Stowe School, an independent boarding school, so the area sees a steady flow of visitors, film crews and school activity while retaining a small, dispersed rural community.
Postcode districts covering Stowe
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 11.3 miles
- Northampton 15.1 miles
- Oxford 21.5 miles
- Bedford 24.7 miles
- Aylesbury 17.1 miles
- Dunstable 23.3 miles
- Wellingborough 23.2 miles
- Bletchley 12.1 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 12.7 miles
- Banbury 13.9 miles
- Leighton Buzzard 16.9 miles
- Bicester 10.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dadford Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Radclive-cum-Chackmore Parish 1.6 miles
- Water Stratford Parish 1.8 miles
- Buckingham East Ward 1.9 miles
- Akeley Built-up area 2 miles
- Lillingstone Dayrell with Luffield Abbey Parish 2 miles
- Shalstone Parish 2.1 miles
- Biddlesden Parish 2.2 miles
- Maids Moreton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Buckingham West Ward 2.3 miles
- Buckingham Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Tingewick Built-up area 3 miles
Example postcodes in Stowe
MK18 5JY, MK18 5JZ, MK18 5LG, MK18 5LD, MK18 5LE, MK18 5DE, MK18 5DA, MK18 5EQ, MK18 5DB … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 29.6 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 42.6 miles
- Wolverton Railway Station 9.3 miles
- Milton Keynes Central Railway Station 10.3 miles
Hotels near Stowe Ad
- Escapade Silverstone 5 2.6 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone 2.7 miles
- Buckingham Villiers Hotel 4 2.4 miles
- Whittlebury Park 4 3.5 miles
- Paisley Pear, Brackley by Marston's Inns 5.3 miles
- Premier Inn Buckingham 3 3.3 miles
- Premier Inn Silverstone 3 3.3 miles
- The White Hart 2 2.4 miles
- Crown Hotel Brackley 3 5.7 miles
- Cock Hotel 3 7.1 miles
Schools in Stowe
- Stowe School Independent - secondary
Local points of interest
- Stowe Park Estate 0.9 miles
- Stowe Corner, Silverstone Recreation 2.3 miles
- Vale corner, Silverstone Recreation 2.5 miles
- Hanger straight, Silverstone Recreation 2.5 miles
- Club Corner, Silverstone Recreation 2.6 miles
- Chapel curve, Silverstone Recreation 2.8 miles
- Abbey corner, Silverstone Recreation 2.9 miles
- Becketts corner, Silverstone Recreation 2.9 miles
- Silverstone Circuit Recreation 3 miles
- Maggots curve, Silverstone Recreation 3 miles
- Bridge corner, Silverstone Recreation 3.1 miles
- Biddlesden Abbey Historic site 3.1 miles