Towns & cities · West Midlands
Stone
Also known as: Stone, Swydd Buckingham
Stone — village in Buckinghamshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Aylesbury Vale Parkway · 3.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Stone is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 2,587 people. Address: HP17. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Buckinghamshire, UK". Coordinates: 51.8044°, -0.8649°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Stone is a village in the civil parish of Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located southwest of the town of Aylesbury, on the A418 road that links Aylesbury to Thame. As well as Stone, the parish also includes the settlements of Bishopstone and Hartwell. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,698. The architect Clough Williams-Ellis designed the village hall in 1910. The original dedication stone with his name on is on the south eastern corner of the building.
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Background
Description
The village name is Old English in origin, and refers to a boundary stone or marker stone. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Stanes. The village of Stone adjoins the village of Hartwell. The parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist, and is dated 1273. The graveyard contains the grave of Admiral William Henry Smyth.
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- Coordinates
- 51.8044, -0.8649
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell
- Postcode
- HP17
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Population
- 2,587
- Nearest railway station
- Aylesbury Vale Parkway — 3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1902612 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stone, Buckinghamshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St John The Baptist, Stone.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stone?
- Stone is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode HP17), in the parish of Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell.
- Is Stone a protected site?
- Yes — Stone is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Stone free to visit?
- Yes, Stone is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stone?
- The nearest railway station is Aylesbury Vale Parkway, about 3.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HP17.