Traditional county: Buckinghamshire · Region: South East
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| Place | Great Hivings |
| Traditional County | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.723837 |
| Longitude | -0.621202 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Great Hivings rises as a quiet extension of the Chiltern plateau, where the pavement yields to the sudden, sharp incline of the valley slopes. It lies 1.4 miles north-north-west of Chesham (from Chesham: bearing 347°T, OS grid SP 953 036), and is situated east-south-east of Asheridge village. The light here catches the pale chalk subsoil, casting a luminous clarity over the suburban verges that feel caught between the industry of the town and the wilder intentions of the hills. A short walk to the northeast reveals White Hawridge Bottom, where the land falls away into a verdant trough that seems to hold the morning mist long after the rest of the county has dried. Great Hivings maintains a stoic, residential composure, marked by the steady transit of commuters who traverse the steep roads as if tracing the ancient contours of the escarpment. To the south, the shadow of the Bowl Barrow in Lowndes Park offers a reminder of the deep, pre-literate history that anchors this corner of Buckinghamshire. The air, thin and crisp at this elevation, carries the faint, metallic tang of the distant Chesham workshops, grounding the airy geography in the practical reality of local labour. These streets remain a testament to the quiet persistence of suburban life, where the boundary between the manicured garden and the rugged chalk ridge is never truly fixed.
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Explore Great Hivings, 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: 51.723837, -0.621202. 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 | August 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. |