Waddesdon
Built-up area in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.847, -0.923 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 74 17 |
| Population: | 1,797 |
| Dialling code: | 01296 (Aylesbury) |
Waddesdon is a compact village in Buckinghamshire, England, set on rolling Chiltern-edge countryside a few miles north‑west of Aylesbury. Its location gives a rural, slightly elevated feel with parkland and agricultural land around the village, while the distinctive presence of late‑Victorian Rothschild developments and carefully planned estate landscapes marks it out from neighbouring villages.
The village is best known for Waddesdon Manor, a flamboyant late‑19th‑century château built by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, now a major heritage attraction with formal gardens, seasonal exhibitions, open‑air concerts and a working estate that includes parkland and small vineyards. Tourism and heritage activity dominate the local economy and social life, while the Rothschild legacy can still be seen in the architecture, cottages and community amenities that give the place a model‑village character.
Postcode districts covering Waddesdon
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 15 miles24.1 km
- Luton 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Oxford 15.3 miles24.6 km
- High Wycombe 16.8 miles27 km
- Hemel Hempstead 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Aylesbury 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Maidenhead 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Dunstable 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Bletchley 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Banbury 23.1 miles37.3 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 19.5 miles31.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Quainton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Westcott Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Upper Winchendon Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Fleet Marston Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Stone and Waddesdon Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Woodham Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ashendon Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Berryfields Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Pitchcott Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Nether Winchendon Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Kingswood Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Wotton Underwood Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Waddesdon
HP18 0NA, HP18 0LU, HP18 0JD, HP18 0LJ, HP18 0LW, HP18 0JB, HP18 0LE, HP18 0LD, HP18 0JF … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 23.7 miles38.2 km
- London Heathrow Airport 32.8 miles52.7 km
- Aylesbury Vale Parkway Railway Station 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Aylesbury Railway Station 5.2 miles8.3 km
Hotels near Waddesdon Ad
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 4.3 miles7 km
- The Pointer 5 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 7 miles11.3 km
- The Bell Hotel Aylesbury 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Bel & the Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Five Bells by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
- The Bell Hotel 2 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Bell by Innkeeper's Collection 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Horwood House Hotel 4 8.5 miles13.6 km
- The Oxfordshire Golf Hotel and Spa 4 8.9 miles14.2 km
Schools in Waddesdon
- Waddesdon C of E School Secondary
- Waddesdon Village Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 1.2 miles2 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Chequers court Country house 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Ann's Wood Forest 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Howe Park Wood Forest 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Stowe Park Estate 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 12.4 miles20 km
- Chiltern Hills Hill 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Pendley Manor Estate 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Shenley Wood Forest 12.8 miles20.7 km