Lee Common Buckinghamshire Map

About Lee Common

Lee Common breathes a quiet air, a place where the land remembers its ancient contours. It lies 5.5 km south-east of Wendover (from Wendover: bearing 133°T, OS grid SP 909 041), and is situated north-north-west of Ballinger Common village. The rolling Chiltern Hills cradle Lee Common, their chalky slopes softened by centuries of cultivation and woodland, the light often catching the beech trees in a pale, fleeting gold. A modest village green, worn smooth by generations of feet and the occasional itinerant market stall, serves as the heart of Lee Common, a place where the quiet hum of rural life continues. The buildings here, often of flint and brick, seem to settle into the landscape rather than impose upon it, their roofs a muted palette against the ever-changing sky. Even on a grey day, there is a sturdy resilience to the stone and timber, a sense that Lee Common has weathered many seasons and will weather many more. The distant call of a bird, or the rustle of leaves in the wind, are the dominant sounds, a soundtrack to a life lived in closer communion with the earth.

About This Lee Common Map Page

Explore Lee Common, 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: 51.728707, -0.685256. 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.