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 miles13.9 km
- Northampton 20 miles32.2 km
- Luton 19.3 miles31 km
- Oxford 20.3 miles32.6 km
- High Wycombe 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Bedford 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Hemel Hempstead 22 miles35.3 km
- Aylesbury 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Dunstable 16 miles25.7 km
- Bletchley 7 miles11.3 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Banbury 21 miles33.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Winslow Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Addington Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Granborough Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Great Horwood Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- East Claydon Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Swanbourne Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Adstock Parish 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Little Horwood Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Middle Claydon Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- North Marston Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Mursley Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Hoggeston Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Winslow
MK18 3ED, MK18 3FH, MK18 3EL, MK18 3JP, MK18 3BU, MK18 3GB, MK18 3HW, MK18 3BH, MK18 3QB … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 22.5 miles36.2 km
- London Heathrow Airport 37.4 miles60.2 km
- Bletchley Railway Station 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Aylesbury Vale Parkway Railway Station 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 8 miles12.8 km
Hotels near Winslow Ad
- The Bell Hotel 2 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Horwood House Hotel 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Moxy Milton Keynes 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Villiers Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Mercure Milton Keynes 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Hotel La Tour 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Swan Hotel 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
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 miles8.4 km
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Howe Park Wood Forest 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Shenley Wood Forest 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Stowe Park Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Stadium MK Stadium 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Daytona Karting Recreation 8 miles12.9 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Stanton Wood Forest 9 miles14.4 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 9.1 miles14.6 km