Brill

Brill is a small village in rural England, located in the country of Buckinghamshire near the border with Oxfordshire. It lies on elevated ground, which makes it stand out compared to near landscape. The 2011 UK Census recorded about 1,587 residents.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boarstall Tower and Muswell Hill.

Boarstall Tower

Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Boarstall Tower is a 14th-century moated gatehouse located in Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England, and now, with its surrounding gardens, a National Trust property.

Muswell Hill

Peak

Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Muswell Hill is a 0.2-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Brill in Buckinghamshire. The local planning authorities are Buckinghamshire County Council and Aylesbury Vale District Council.

Church of St John the Baptist, Dorton

Church

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piddington and Ashendon.

Piddington

Village

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Piddington is a village, about 4.5 miles southeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. It lies close to the border with Buckinghamshire. The 2021 census recorded the parish's population as 358.

Ashendon

Village

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Ashendon is a small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It is about nine miles west of Aylesbury and seven miles north of Thame. The toponym is derived from the Old English for "Hill overgrown with ash trees". Ashendon is situated 3 miles east of Brill.

Arncott

Village

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Arncott or Arncot is a village and civil parish about 3+1⁄2 miles southeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,738. Arncott is situated 3 miles northwest of Brill.

Brill

Type: Locality
Location: Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.8268° or 51° 49′ 37″ north

Longitude

-1.0488° or 1° 2′ 56″ west

Elevation

466 feet (142 metres)

Open location code

9C3WRXG2+PF

GeoNames ID

7292868

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