Great Missenden
Great Missenden is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. Its environs include the separate, nearby settlements of Prestwood, South Heath and Ballinger.Places of Interest
Highlights include Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre and Great Missenden railway station.
Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
Museum
Photo: David Hillas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is a museum in the village of Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire, England. Children's and short story writer Roald Dahl lived in the village in Gipsy House for 36 years until his death in 1990.
Great Missenden railway station
Railway station
Great Missenden railway station serves the village of Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire, England and the neighbouring villages of Prestwood, Little Hampden and Little Missenden.
Angling Spring Wood
Deciduous forest
Angling Spring Wood is in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England with an area of 16.37 hectares. It is owned by Chiltern District Council. The woodland is located close to Gipsy House, the former residence of Roald Dahl.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hughenden Valley and Hazlemere.
Hughenden Valley
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hughenden Valley is an extensive village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, just to the north of High Wycombe. The civil parish is still named Hughenden as of 2024. Hughenden Valley is situated 3 miles southwest of Great Missenden.
Hazlemere
Village
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Hazlemere is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, 2.5 miles northeast of High Wycombe on the A404 leading to Amersham, which intersects with the B474 at Hazlemere. Hazlemere is situated 3 miles south of Great Missenden.
Great Missenden
- Type: Locality
- Location: Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6985° or 51° 41′ 55″ northLongitude
-0.7135° or 0° 42′ 48″ westElevation
551 feet (168 metres)Open location code
9C3XM7XP+9JGeoNames ID
7299205
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