Wing
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.897, -0.73 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 87 22 |
| Population: | 2,589 |
| Dialling code: | 01525 (Leighton Buzzard) |
Wing is a compact village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, set close to Aylesbury on the margins of the Chiltern Hills and overlooking the Vale of Aylesbury. Its setting gives a mix of rolling farmland and attractive long views, while lanes and a village green form a recognisably traditional English rural layout.
There are ancient roots to the settlement and a medieval parish church at its heart, and the community today blends local agriculture, small businesses and a significant commuter population who travel to nearby towns and London. Cultural life is focused on the village hall, pubs, sports clubs and seasonal events, which keep a strong sense of local identity despite modern pressures on housing and services.
Postcode districts covering Wing
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Northampton 24 miles38.7 km
- Luton 12.4 miles20 km
- Oxford 24.2 miles39 km
- High Wycombe 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Watford 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Bedford 20.2 miles32.4 km
- Stevenage 23 miles37.1 km
- Hemel Hempstead 14.9 miles23.9 km
- St. Albans 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Aylesbury 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Welwyn Garden City 23.7 miles38.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Wing Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Cublington Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Mentmore Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Wingrave Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Aston Abbotts Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wingrave with Rowsham Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Stewkley Built-up area 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Leighton-Linslade West Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Soulbury Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Leighton-Linslade Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Leighton Buzzard Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Leighton-Linslade South Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Wing
LU7 0GG, LU7 0NE, LU7 0TP, LU7 0TE, LU7 0NP, LU7 0TU, LU7 0PQ, LU7 0TW, LU7 0TQ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 15.5 miles25 km
- London Heathrow Airport 31.7 miles51 km
- Leighton Buzzard Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Cheddington Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 9.7 miles15.6 km
Hotels near Wing Ad
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes 4 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Swan Hotel 3 7 miles11.3 km
- Pendley Manor 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Bell by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Bel & the Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 9.3 miles15 km
- The Woburn Hotel 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Five Bells by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Horwood House Hotel 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
Local points of interest
- Ann's Wood Forest 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Howe Park Wood Forest 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Stadium MK Stadium 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Pendley Manor Estate 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Shenley Wood Forest 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Toddington library Library 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 10 miles16.1 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 10.1 miles16.2 km