Winslow
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.943, -0.885 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 76 27 |
| Population: | 4,407 |
| Dialling code: | 01280 (Buckingham) |
The town of Winslow in north Buckinghamshire is a compact historic market town with a pretty square, a mix of timber‑framed and Georgian buildings and a medieval parish church, St Laurence's Church. A notable landmark is Winslow Hall, an early 18th‑century country house; the town’s layout and surviving architecture reflect its long history as a local market and coaching centre serving the surrounding agricultural area.
Today Winslow has a lively high street of independent shops, cafés and pubs and an active community life with sports clubs and local groups; it also functions increasingly as a commuter base for nearby Milton Keynes and London. The town has been shaped in recent years by transport discussions - notably proposals for the East–West Rail reinstatement that would reconnect the area on the route between Oxford and Cambridge - and by a steady interest in maintaining its market‑town character while adapting to modern pressures.
Postcode districts covering Winslow
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 8.6 miles
- Northampton 20 miles
- Luton 19.3 miles
- Oxford 20.3 miles
- High Wycombe 22.4 miles
- Bedford 22.5 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 22 miles
- Aylesbury 9.2 miles
- Dunstable 16 miles
- Bletchley 7 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 7.7 miles
- Banbury 21 miles
Neighbouring places
- Winslow Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Addington Parish 1.2 miles
- Granborough Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Great Horwood Built-up area 2.1 miles
- East Claydon Parish 2.2 miles
- Swanbourne Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Adstock Parish 2.5 miles
- Little Horwood Parish 2.6 miles
- Middle Claydon Parish 2.8 miles
- North Marston Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Mursley Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Hoggeston Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Winslow
MK18 3ER, MK18 3DS, MK18 3ND, MK18 3JP, MK18 3FD, MK18 3AN, MK18 3QJ, MK18 3QP, MK18 3GN … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 22.5 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 37.4 miles
- Bletchley Railway Station 7.3 miles
- Aylesbury Vale Parkway Railway Station 7.7 miles
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 8 miles
Hotels near Winslow Ad
- The Bell Hotel 2 0.2 miles
- Horwood House Hotel 4 2.2 miles
- The White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 5.9 miles
- Moxy Milton Keynes 4 8.4 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes 4 7.9 miles
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 9.6 miles
- Mercure Milton Keynes 4 7.8 miles
- National Badminton Centre Lodge & Health Club 3 7.9 miles
- Villiers Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Swan Hotel 3 8.2 miles
Schools in Winslow
- Furze Down School Special
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School Secondary
- Winslow C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ann's Wood Forest 5.2 miles
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 5.7 miles
- Howe Park Wood Forest 5.8 miles
- Shenley Wood Forest 6.3 miles
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 7.3 miles
- Stowe Park Estate 7.6 miles
- Stadium MK Stadium 7.9 miles
- Daytona Karting Recreation 8 miles
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 8.7 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 8.9 miles
- Stanton Wood Forest 9 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 9.1 miles