West Wycombe
Ward in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.637, -0.824 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 81 93 |
| Dialling code: | 01494 (High Wycombe) |
West Wycombe sits on the scarp of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England, just west of High Wycombe. The area is best known for West Wycombe Park, the hilltop St Lawrence Church and the 18th‑century mausoleum commissioned by Sir Francis Dashwood, together with the famously atmospheric Hellfire Caves; the National Trust looks after much of the estate and the village’s Georgian streets and chalk escarpment give broad views over the Vale of Aylesbury.
The ward is largely semi‑rural with an economy bolstered by tourism, local services and a commuter population who travel into High Wycombe or London Marylebone by rail, and by road via the M40. Conservation designations and active community groups help preserve its historic character, which can create a steady tension between heritage protection and modern housing and infrastructure needs.
Postcode districts covering West Wycombe
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Reading 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Luton 24.3 miles39 km
- Slough 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Oxford 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Harrow 21.2 miles34.1 km
- High Wycombe 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Watford 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Woking 25 miles40.2 km
- Hemel Hempstead 17 miles27.4 km
- St. Albans 23 miles37.1 km
- Bracknell 15.9 miles25.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Piddington and Wheeler End Parish 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Lane End Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- West Wycombe Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Bolter End Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Horsleys Green Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Booker, Cressex and Castlefield Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The City Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Downley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Clayhill Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Frieth Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Radnage Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Bradenham Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in West Wycombe
HP12 4DB, HP12 3AR, HP12 4SL, HP12 3EZ, HP12 4EW, HP12 4LH, HP12 4RS, HP14 3ND, HP12 4AG … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Luton Airport 25.5 miles41 km
- Saunderton Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
- High Wycombe Railway Station 3.4 miles5.6 km
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Schools in West Wycombe
- Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Millbrook Combined School Primary
- Progress Schools - Buckinghamshire Independent - special
- West Wycombe School Primary
Local points of interest
- Adams Park Stadium 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Chiltern Hills Hill 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 6.2 miles10 km
- Chequers court Country house 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 8 miles12.8 km
- Wilton Park Estate 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 9.9 miles16 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Bulstrode Park Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 13.1 miles21.1 km