Prestwood is located in the county of Buckinghamshire, South East England, four miles south of the town of Wendover, five miles north of the major town of High Wycombe, and 29 miles north-west of London. Prestwood lies five miles south-west of the Hertfordshire border. Prestwood falls within the unitary authority of Buckinghamshire. It is in the HP16 postcode district. The post town for Prestwood is Great Missenden.
Prestwood is in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, the historic county of Buckinghamshire, and the administrative county of Buckinghamshire.
Ceremonial County | Buckinghamshire |
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Historic County | Buckinghamshire |
Administrative County | Buckinghamshire |
Prestwood is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Buckinghamshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Buckinghamshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Prestwood is HP16 9EF.
Prestwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HP16 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the HP16 postcode district.
The post town for Prestwood is Great Missenden. Prestwood is in the HP16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Great Missenden.
The centre of Prestwood is located at position 51.69975° latitude and -0.73695° longitude.
Latitude | 51.69975° |
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Longitude | -0.73695° |
The centre of Prestwood is located at the grid reference easting 487385 and northing 200866 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 487385 |
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Northing | 200866 |
Position of Prestwood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Prestwood to the centre of the town.
Position of Prestwood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Prestwood to the centre of the city.