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 miles
- Luton 20.9 miles
- Oxford 15.3 miles
- High Wycombe 16.8 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 20.3 miles
- Aylesbury 5.2 miles
- Maidenhead 24.3 miles
- Dunstable 17.3 miles
- Bletchley 12.6 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 13.1 miles
- Banbury 23.1 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 19.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Quainton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Westcott Built-up area 2 miles
- Upper Winchendon Parish 2.1 miles
- Fleet Marston Parish 2.3 miles
- Stone and Waddesdon Ward 2.5 miles
- Woodham Parish 2.6 miles
- Ashendon Parish 2.7 miles
- Berryfields Parish 2.8 miles
- Pitchcott Parish 2.9 miles
- Nether Winchendon Parish 2.9 miles
- Kingswood Parish 3.5 miles
- Wotton Underwood Parish 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Waddesdon
HP18 0JA, HP18 0EU, HP18 0LN, HP18 0JQ, HP18 0LP, HP18 0JE, HP18 0NN, HP18 0NQ, HP18 0JW … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 23.7 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 32.8 miles
- Aylesbury Vale Parkway Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Aylesbury Railway Station 5.2 miles
Hotels near Waddesdon Ad
- The Five Arrows Hotel 4 0.2 miles
- The Pointer 3.5 5.8 miles
- The Dinton Hermit 4 5.2 miles
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 4.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 7 miles
- Premier Inn Aylesbury 3 4.8 miles
- Broad Leys 5.7 miles
- House Forty one 4 6.1 miles
- Garden Court Aylesbury 3 4.8 miles
- Travelodge Thame 3 6.7 miles
Schools in Waddesdon
- Waddesdon C of E School Secondary
- Waddesdon Village Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 0.7 miles
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 1.2 miles
- Thame Abbey Historic site 8.4 miles
- Chequers court Country house 9.4 miles
- Ann's Wood Forest 9.7 miles
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.7 miles
- Howe Park Wood Forest 12.1 miles
- Stowe Park Estate 12.4 miles
- Otley Abbey Historic site 12.4 miles
- Chiltern Hills Hill 12.5 miles
- Pendley Manor Estate 12.8 miles
- Shenley Wood Forest 12.8 miles