Quainton

Places of Interest

Quainton Road railway station

Railway station

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Quainton Road railway station served the area of Quainton, in Buckinghamshire, England; it is sited 44 miles from London. Built by the Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway, it was the result of pressure from the 3rd Duke of Buckingham to route the railway near his home at Wotton House and to open a railway station at the nearest point to it.

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Museum

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Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a railway museum operated by the Quainton Railway Society Ltd. at Quainton Road railway station, about 5 miles west of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England.

Quainton Windmill

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Quainton Windmill is a historic windmill in the village of Quainton, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. The 70 ft six-storey brick tower mill, built 1830–32, is one of the most visible buildings in the village.

Places in the Area

Waddesdon

Village

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Waddesdon is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, 6 miles west-north-west of Aylesbury on the A41 road. The village also includes the hamlets of Eythrope and Wormstone. Waddesdon is situated 2½ miles south of Quainton.

Westcott

Village

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Westcott is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire, England, about 1 mile west of Waddesdon. The toponym is derived from the Old English for "west cottage". Westcott is situated 2½ miles southwest of Quainton.

Oving

Village

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Oving is a village and also a civil parish within the Aylesbury Vale area of Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about three and a half miles north east of Waddesdon, four miles south of Winslow. Oving is situated 3 miles east of Quainton.

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