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Watermead

Parish in Buckinghamshire, England

Coordinates:51.833, -0.807
OS grid ref:SP 82 15
Dialling code: 01296 (Aylesbury)
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Watermead is a relatively modern village and civil parish on the northern edge of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, built around a series of lakes created from former gravel workings. The lakes and surrounding reedbeds form an important local green corridor, attracting waterfowl and making the area popular with walkers, cyclists and birdwatchers; the balancing lakes also play a practical role in local flood management.

The community is largely residential with a mix of family housing and some small local shops and amenities, and there’s an active community life centred on outdoor pursuits, fishing clubs and volunteer nature conservation. Its location on the edge of Aylesbury gives residents easy access to town services and transport links while still feeling distinctly suburban and green.

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Transport links

  • Luton Airport 18.9 miles30.5 km
  • London Heathrow Airport 29.1 miles46.9 km
  • Aylesbury Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
  • Aylesbury Vale Parkway Railway Station 2.3 miles3.8 km

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Local points of interest

  • Waddesdon Manor Museum 5.6 miles9.1 km
  • Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 5.7 miles9.1 km
  • Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6 miles9.7 km
  • Chequers court Country house 6.3 miles10.1 km
  • Pendley Manor Estate 7.7 miles12.5 km
  • Ann's Wood Forest 8 miles12.9 km
  • Thame Abbey Historic site 9.9 miles15.9 km
  • Bradenham Manor Historic site 11.5 miles18.5 km
  • Howe Park Wood Forest 11.7 miles18.8 km
  • Chiltern Hills Hill 12.4 miles19.9 km
  • Stadium MK Stadium 12.6 miles20.3 km
  • Shenley Wood Forest 12.7 miles20.5 km