Traditional county: Buckinghamshire · Region: South East
Explore Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Monks Risborough 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 Monks Risborough, 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 | Monks Risborough |
| Traditional County | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.733838 |
| Longitude | -0.826733 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Monks Risborough retains a quiet, enduring presence beneath the long, chalky shoulder of the Chiltern escarpment. It lies 0.7 miles north-north-east of Princes Risborough (from Princes Risborough: bearing 20°T, OS grid SP 811 045), and is situated south-west of Askett village. The landscape here is defined by the sudden, dramatic rise of the hills, where the ancient Whiteleaf Cross remains carved into the hillside as a pale, persistent scar against the green. From the lower fields, the air carries a crispness that suggests the high, open reaches of Whiteleaf Hill just to the east. The architecture of the parish church reflects a centuries-old devotion, its flint walls absorbing the shifting light of the afternoon with a heavy, cool gravity. Monks Risborough occupies a transition between the flat, productive plains and the sudden verticality of the chalk downs. Residents often walk the paths that lead toward the high ridge, where the wind clears the mind and the view stretches across the vale like a faded map. This geography ensures that while the pace of modern life continues nearby, the horizon remains dominated by the silent, geological scale of the land.
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Explore Monks Risborough, 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: 51.733838, -0.826733. 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. |