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 miles
- Northampton 24 miles
- Luton 12.4 miles
- Oxford 24.2 miles
- High Wycombe 18.5 miles
- Watford 21.4 miles
- Bedford 20.2 miles
- Stevenage 23 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 14.9 miles
- St. Albans 20.1 miles
- Aylesbury 6.5 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 23.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wing Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Cublington Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Mentmore Parish 2.3 miles
- Wingrave Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Aston Abbotts Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Wingrave with Rowsham Parish 2.4 miles
- Stewkley Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Leighton-Linslade West Ward 2.7 miles
- Soulbury Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Leighton-Linslade Parish 3.3 miles
- Leighton Buzzard Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Leighton-Linslade South Ward 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Wing
LU7 0GL, LU7 0PH, LU7 0PL, LU7 0JP, LU7 0UB, LU7 0TA, LU7 0NF, LU7 0TL, LU7 0JX … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 15.5 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 31.7 miles
- Leighton Buzzard Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Cheddington Railway Station 4 miles
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 9.7 miles
Hotels near Wing Ad
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 8.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 6.3 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes 4 7.7 miles
- Swan Hotel 3 7 miles
- Pendley Manor 4 7.9 miles
- The Bell by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.7 miles
- Bel & the Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 9.3 miles
- The Woburn Hotel 4 7.9 miles
- The Five Bells by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.5 miles
- Moxy Milton Keynes 4 9.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Ann's Wood Forest 3.6 miles
- Howe Park Wood Forest 7.6 miles
- Stadium MK Stadium 7.8 miles
- Pendley Manor Estate 7.9 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 8.3 miles
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.6 miles
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 8.8 miles
- Shenley Wood Forest 8.8 miles
- Toddington library Library 9.2 miles
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 9.6 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 10 miles
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 10.1 miles