Pitstone
Pitstone is a locality in Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England. Pitstone is situated nearby to the locality Church End, as well as near the village Ivinghoe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ivinghoe Beacon and Bridgewater Monument.
Ivinghoe Beacon
Archaeological site
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Ivinghoe Beacon is a prominent hill and landmark in Buckinghamshire, England, 233 m above sea level in the Chiltern Hills, close to Ivinghoe and Aldbury. Dunstable, Berkhamsted and Tring are nearby.
Bridgewater Monument
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The Bridgewater Monument is a Grade II* listed monumental column in the Ashridge estate in Hertfordshire, England. It was built in 1832 to commemorate Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, known as the "Canal Duke".
College Lake nature reserve
Nature reserve
College Lake is a 65 hectare nature reserve in a former chalk quarry in Pitstone in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire. It is one of the flagship reserves of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, and it has an information centre, education facilities, a café, toilets and a shop.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tring and Aldbury.
Tring
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Tring is a commuter town of 12,000 people in Hertfordshire, England. It site in a gap passing through the Chiltern Hills, classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is 30 miles from central London within the London commuter belt.
Aldbury
Village
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Aldbury is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It lies near to the borders of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, in the Bulbourne valley of the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Edlesborough
Village
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Edlesborough is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale area of Buckinghamshire, England. Edlesborough is about 3 miles west-south-west of Dunstable and immediately south of the village of Eaton Bray, just over the county boundary in Bedfordshire. Edlesborough is situated 3 miles northeast of Pitstone.
Pitstone
- Type: Locality
- Location: Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8257° or 51° 49′ 32″ northLongitude
-0.6162° or 0° 36′ 58″ westElevation
587 feet (179 metres)Open location code
9C3XR9GM+7GGeoNames ID
7299787
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