Wicken
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.039, -0.903 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 75 38 |
| Dialling code: | 01280 (Buckingham) |
Wicken is a small, rural village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, sitting amidst the county’s rolling agricultural landscape. The settlement has a compact historic core of stone and brick cottages and farm buildings, with surrounding lanes, footpaths and hedged fields that give it a quiet, countryside character popular with walkers and those seeking a rural base.
Historically modest and largely agricultural, Wicken retains a strong local community centred on the village hall and church, with occasional fetes and gatherings that mark the social calendar. The local economy remains rooted in farming, alongside residents who commute to nearby towns such as Daventry, Northampton and Milton Keynes, making it a peaceful spot with easy access to larger services and rail links.
Postcode districts covering Wicken
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Northampton 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Luton 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Oxford 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Bedford 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Aylesbury 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Dunstable 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Wellingborough 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Bletchley 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Banbury 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Rushden 21.5 miles34.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Deanshanger Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Leckhampstead Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Beachampton Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Thornton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Old Stratford Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Foscott Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Calverton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Stony Stratford Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Akeley Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Lillingstone Lovell Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Potterspury Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Buckingham East Ward 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Wicken
MK19 6BZ, MK19 6BY, MK19 6DG, MK19 6BN, MK19 6BX, MK19 6FX, MK19 6BP, MK19 6BW, MK19 6BU … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 25.4 miles40.9 km
- London Heathrow Airport 43.6 miles70.2 km
- Wolverton Railway Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Milton Keynes Central Railway Station 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 5.5 miles8.9 km
Hotels near Wicken Ad
- Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- The White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Mercure Milton Keynes 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Moxy Milton Keynes 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Old George Hotel 3 2.5 miles4 km
- Silverstone Golf Club and Hotel 4 5.6 miles9 km
- The Swan @Old Stratford 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Hotel La Tour 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Villiers Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
Schools in Wicken
- Akeley Wood Junior School Independent - primary
Local points of interest
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 3 miles4.8 km
- Lovel Wood Forest 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Shenley Wood Forest 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Stowe Park Estate 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Chapel curve, Silverstone Recreation 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Daytona Karting Recreation 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Becketts corner, Silverstone Recreation 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Hanger straight, Silverstone Recreation 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Maggots curve, Silverstone Recreation 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Stowe Corner, Silverstone Recreation 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Vale corner, Silverstone Recreation 5.4 miles8.7 km