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Shipton Lee Buckinghamshire Map

Traditional county: Buckinghamshire · Region: South East

Explore Shipton Lee, Buckinghamshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shipton Lee 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.

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PlaceShipton Lee
Traditional CountyBuckinghamshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.883257
Longitude-0.938484
Place TypeHamlet

About Shipton Lee

Shipton Lee occupies a quiet corner of the Buckinghamshire clay, where the horizon broadens into a pale, wide expanse under the shifting sky. It lies 4.7 miles south-south-west of Winslow (from Winslow: bearing 211°T, OS grid SP 731 210), and is situated west-north-west of Quainton village. The land here holds the weight of centuries in its heavy, moisture-rich soil, supporting a landscape that remains stubbornly agricultural and slow to change. To the east, the rising profile of Grange Hill breaks the flatness of the fields, offering a slight elevation that catches the first light of dawn. Nearby, the dense, quiet sanctuary of Finemere Wood Sssi provides a deep green anchor to the surrounding expanse, its 46 hectares acting as a reservoir for the local biodiversity. Shipton Lee feels defined by this proximity to the earth, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the texture of the lanes and the stillness of the air. The long, low shadows cast by the afternoon sun reveal the subtle undulations of a terrain that has been worked by hand for generations. Beyond the immediate pastures, the distant silhouette of Quainton Windmill serves as a reminder of the mechanical heritage that once powered the trade of this rural expanse.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Grange Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 101° ESE
  • Finemere Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 304° NW · 46 ha
  • Preceptory Of The Knights Hospitallers, Associated Fishponds, Medieval Settlement Of Hogshaw And The Site Of The Medieval Church Of St John The Baptist, 200M South Of Hogshaw Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 028° NNE · 6 ha
  • Simber Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 098° E
  • Quainton Windmill (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 120° ESE
  • Quainton Medieval Standing Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 122° ESE
  • Deserted Village (Site Of) At Denham Lodge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 101° ESE · 11 ha
  • Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 158° SSE
  • Golding Spring Miniature Railway (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 156° SSE
  • Grendon And Doddershall Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 266° W · 70 ha
  • Doddershall Brook (River) — 1.9 mi, 232° SW
  • Greatmoor Ditch (River) — 1.9 mi, 284° WNW
  • Diamond Jubilee Wood (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 183° S
  • Pullham rockword (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 177° S
  • Claydon (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.8 mi, 346° NNW · 111 ha
  • Le Carrose (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 182° S
  • Waddesdon Aviary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.8 mi, 182° S
  • Washbrook (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 081° E
  • Vale of Aylesbury (Valley) — 4.0 mi, 123° ESE
  • Grebe Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.1 mi, 308° NW
  • Wotton House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 4.1 mi, 223° SW · 241 ha
  • South Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.2 mi, 014° NNE
  • The Green (Park) — 4.8 mi, 106° ESE
  • Tomkins Park and Arboretum (Park) — 4.9 mi, 032° NNE
  • Dinton Folly (Castle) — 6.3 mi, 161° SSE
  • Hartwell House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 6.7 mi, 143° SE · 99 ha
  • Buckinghamshire County Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 131° SE
  • Odeon Multiplex Cinema (Cinema) — 7.2 mi, 131° SE
  • Waterside Theatre (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 131° SE
  • Long Crendon Courthouse (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 197° SSW

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About This Shipton Lee Map Page

Explore Shipton Lee, 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: 51.883257, -0.938484. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.