Traditional county: Buckinghamshire · Region: South East
Explore Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Missenden map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Great Missenden |
| Traditional County | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.704095 |
| Longitude | -0.707735 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Missenden rests within the chalky embrace of the Chiltern Hills, where the landscape retains a stillness that seems to slow the passage of the sun. It lies 4.0 miles west of Chesham (from Chesham: bearing 270°T, OS grid SP 893 013), and is situated west-south-west of South Heath village. The high street of Great Missenden preserves a dignified character, lined with timber-framed buildings that have watched the centuries shift like shadows across the flint-strewn earth. Just a short walk from the centre, the grounds of Missenden Abbey offer a quiet expanse of green where the light filters through ancient trees to touch the remains of monastic stone. Literature finds a home here too, as The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre stands as a testament to the local history of imagination that once thrived in these quiet lanes. Beyond the busy thoroughfare, the waters of the River Misbourne trace a silver vein through the valley, nourishing the soil and drawing the eye toward the horizon. The air here holds a crisp, persistent clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the surrounding woodland that defines the edge of the horizon. Great Missenden balances its heritage with a gentle, enduring presence that refuses to be hurried by the modern world.
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Explore Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.704095, -0.707735. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |