West Wycombe
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.647, -0.801 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 83 94 |
| Dialling code: | 01494 (High Wycombe) |
West Wycombe is a pretty village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, set on the chalk slopes of the Chiltern Hills above the Thames valley, a few miles from High Wycombe. The compact historic core of honey‑coloured cottages sits beneath West Wycombe Hill, topped by St Lawrence Church and the ornate Dashwood mausoleum; nearby West Wycombe Park is a Palladian house and landscaped estate and the show attraction the Hellfire Caves recalls the village’s colourful 18th‑century history.
Today tourism linked to the National Trust estate helps sustain the local economy, while a small cluster of shops, pubs and regular community events keep a strong village feel; many residents also commute to London and surrounding towns, so the place combines rural character and extensive walking routes across the Chiltern Hills with reasonably good transport links.
Postcode districts covering West Wycombe
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 23.9 miles
- Reading 15.8 miles
- Luton 23.1 miles
- Slough 12.3 miles
- Oxford 20.5 miles
- Harrow 20.3 miles
- High Wycombe 2.5 miles
- Watford 16.9 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 15.8 miles
- St. Albans 21.8 miles
- Bracknell 16.5 miles
- Aylesbury 11.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Downley Built-up area 1 mile
- Piddington and Wheeler End Parish 1.6 miles
- Walter's Ash and Naphill Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Booker, Cressex and Castlefield Ward 1.8 miles
- Bradenham Parish 1.9 miles
- Lane End Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Abbey Ward 2.3 miles
- High Wycombe Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Hughenden Valley Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Bolter End Built-up area 2.5 miles
- The City Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Clayhill Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in West Wycombe
HP12 4DN, HP14 3AR, HP14 3AE, HP12 4AD, HP14 3EL, HP14 3AL, HP14 3AB, HP14 3AG, HP12 4AE … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 19.1 miles
- Luton Airport 24.3 miles
- Saunderton Railway Station 2.3 miles
- High Wycombe Railway Station 2.7 miles
Hotels near West Wycombe Ad
- Hampton by Hilton High Wycombe 3 2.8 miles
- Buckingham Hotel 3 1.5 miles
- Cavendish Hotel 3 1.3 miles
- OYO Cavendish Annexe 3 1.3 miles
- George & Dragon Hotel 4 0.2 miles
- Holiday Inn High Wycombe M40 Jct.4 4 2.7 miles
- Wendover Arms Hotel 3 2.1 miles
- Premier Inn High Wycombe Central 3 2.3 miles
- Wendover Annexe 3 1.5 miles
- Abbey Lodge Hotel 2 2.4 miles
Schools in West Wycombe
- West Wycombe School Primary
Local points of interest
- Adams Park Stadium 1.2 miles
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 1.3 miles
- Chiltern Hills Hill 5.2 miles
- Chequers court Country house 6.7 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 7.1 miles
- Wilton Park Estate 7.9 miles
- Thame Abbey Historic site 8.9 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 9.2 miles
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.8 miles
- Bulstrode Park Estate 11 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 11.1 miles
- Pendley Manor Estate 12.8 miles