Watermead
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.833, -0.807 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 82 15 |
| Dialling code: | 01296 (Aylesbury) |
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.
Postcode districts covering Watermead
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 14.3 miles
- Luton 16.3 miles
- Slough 23.5 miles
- Oxford 19.6 miles
- High Wycombe 14.3 miles
- Watford 20.8 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 15.3 miles
- St. Albans 21.5 miles
- Aylesbury 1.1 miles
- Maidenhead 22.1 miles
- Dunstable 12.7 miles
- Bletchley 11.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Buckingham Park Parish 0.7 miles
- Aylesbury North Ward 0.9 miles
- Bierton Parish 0.9 miles
- Aylesbury Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Broughton Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Aylesbury North West Ward 1.3 miles
- Kingsbrook Parish 1.4 miles
- Aylesbury East Ward 1.6 miles
- Broughton Hamlet Parish 1.7 miles
- Weedon Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Coldharbour Parish 1.9 miles
- Hulcott Parish 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Watermead
HP19 0YH, HP19 0GD, HP19 0GL, HP19 0FH, HP19 0WR, HP19 0GE, HP19 0FE, HP19 0WW, HP19 0FL … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 18.9 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 29.1 miles
- Aylesbury Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Aylesbury Vale Parkway Railway Station 2.3 miles
Hotels near Watermead Ad
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 2.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 2.3 miles
- The Dinton Hermit 4 4.7 miles
- The Bell Hotel Aylesbury 4 1.2 miles
- Bel & the Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 5.6 miles
- The Five Bells by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3.5 miles
- The Bell by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.3 miles
- Pendley Manor 4 7.7 miles
- The Bell Hotel 2 8.1 miles
- Horwood House Hotel 4 8.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 5.6 miles
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 5.7 miles
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6 miles
- Chequers court Country house 6.3 miles
- Pendley Manor Estate 7.7 miles
- Ann's Wood Forest 8 miles
- Thame Abbey Historic site 9.9 miles
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 11.5 miles
- Howe Park Wood Forest 11.7 miles
- Chiltern Hills Hill 12.4 miles
- Stadium MK Stadium 12.6 miles
- Shenley Wood Forest 12.7 miles