Longwick

Longwick
Pasture, Longwick, 2010
Longwick Location within Buckinghamshire
Population	1,267  [1] 1,347 (2011 Census. parish) [2]
OS grid reference	SP7805
Civil parish	Longwick-cum-Ilmer
Unitary authority	Buckinghamshire
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Princes Risborough
Postcode district	HP27
Dialling code	01844
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Mid Buckinghamshire [3]
List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 51°44′10″N0°51′25″W / 51.736°N 0.857°W / 51.736; -0.857

Longwick is a village 1+1⁄4 miles (2 km) northwest of Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England, on the A4129 road.

A Roman gold finger ring, dated to c. 200 – c. 300 CE and found in Longwick-cum-Ilmer in 2019

The toponym is from the Old English for "long farm".^{[ citation needed ]}

With Ilmer, Owlswick, Meadle and Horsenden, it forms the civil parish of Longwick-cum-Ilmer which was created in 1934. In 1951 its population was 786,^{[ citation needed ]} since when it has increased significantly to 1,267 in 2001.

Longwick was the location for the Sunrise/Back to the Future Acid House party on 12 August 1989.^{[ citation needed ]}

Transport

Longwick is served on a daily basis by the Risborough Area Community Bus (RCB) with hourly services to Princes Risborough, five times a day. Longwick is also served by Redline Buses' 320 rail link service between Princes Risborough and Chinnor at peak times.

References

1. Neighbourhood Statistics 2001 Census
2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
3. "Location of Mid Buckinghamshire". parliament.uk. July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
4. Fittock, M. "Finds record for: BH-348FD3". The Portable Antiquities Scheme. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

External links

For a map see the Wycombe District site describing the Parish of Longwick-cum-Ilmer