Longwick
Built-up area in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.737, -0.858 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 78 04 |
| Population: | 1,143 |
Longwick in Buckinghamshire, England is a small village and civil parish on the north‑eastern edge of the Chiltern Hills, a few miles east of Princes Risborough. Historically agricultural, the surrounding landscape of farmland, hedgerows and woods sits close to ancient routes such as the Icknield Way, which makes the area popular with walkers while also serving as a practical base for commuters to London and nearby towns.
The community is compact but active, centred on a village hall, primary school and local sports and social clubs, with regular fetes and grassroots events that sustain a strong village identity. Farming and small businesses remain part of the local economy, though modest housing growth and a commuter population have shaped recent decades, and the village’s Old English name - essentially a “long farm” or settlement - hints at its medieval origins.
Postcode districts covering Longwick
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 20.7 miles
- Milton Keynes 21.2 miles
- Luton 20.9 miles
- Slough 18.7 miles
- Oxford 16.7 miles
- Harrow 24.5 miles
- High Wycombe 8.8 miles
- Watford 20 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 16.5 miles
- St. Albans 23 miles
- Bracknell 23 miles
- Aylesbury 5.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- The Risboroughs Ward 0.3 miles
- Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish 0.3 miles
- Princes Risborough Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Askett and Whiteleaf Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Aston Sandford Parish 2 miles
- Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh Parish 2.1 miles
- Great Kimble Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Little Kimble Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Kingsey Parish 2.8 miles
- Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Parish 3.2 miles
- Dinton-with-Ford and Upton Parish 3.3 miles
- Chinnor Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Longwick
HP27 9SW, HP27 9QY, HP27 9RQ, HP27 9FW, HP27 9RP, HP27 9TL, HP27 9SH, HP27 9FZ, HP27 9SR … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 23 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 25.2 miles
- Monks Risborough Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Princes Risborough Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Longwick Ad
- The Dinton Hermit 4 2.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 6.2 miles
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 4.7 miles
- Bel and The Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 5.2 miles
- Broad Leys 5.5 miles
- Travelodge Thame 3 5.3 miles
- Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- The Oxfordshire Golf & Spa Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- House Forty one 4 5.8 miles
- The Five Arrows Hotel 4 8 miles
Schools in Longwick
- Longwick C of E Combined School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chequers court Country house 3.3 miles
- Thame Abbey Historic site 4.6 miles
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 5.5 miles
- Chiltern Hills Hill 5.5 miles
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.2 miles
- Adams Park Stadium 7.8 miles
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 8 miles
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 9.3 miles
- Pendley Manor Estate 10.5 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 11.3 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 13.1 miles
- Wilton Park Estate 13.5 miles