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About Wing

Wing has a long history, it was recorded in the Doomsday Book of 1086, and people passing through here en-route for famous Ascott House little realise they are by-passing an important piece of English church history. For Wing is home to a beautiful Anglo-Saxon church, one of the finest in the country.

The Church of All Saints is exceptionally interesting, it has one of the four Saxon apses in England, with a crypt beneath. It is a seven sided apse; whilst the vaulted crypt has a hexagonal central chamber with a surrounding narrow passage.

Pre-Conquest work includes four bays of the nave arcades, however the eastern arcade is 13th-century. Both the West tower and the South aisle date from the 14th-century. Roman tiles were discovered here when the West tower was rebuilt during the 15th-century.

There are excellent windows from the 15th-century, these were inserted the same time as a clerestory was added. This church is rich in church monuments, and shows 15th-century brasses and interesting 16th-century tombs to the Dormer family. The rood screen if from the 16th-century, the pulpit dates 17th-century. A traditional Lych gate leads to the church; it is well worth taking the time to look around the churchyard for here you can see tombs and graves from many centuries.

The manor of Wing was the property of the Kings of Wessex, therefore the church was of significant importance. It was also used by Wing Priory, the largest landowner in the region until Henry VIII's Reformation.

In the 20th-century this quiet, gentle town sprang to fame when it was targeted as a place in which to site the new London Airport. Fortunately the "Wings off Wing" campaign was successful and Heathrow was expanded instead.

Ascott House, the home of the Rothchild family is near-by

Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.

Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner

Recommended attractions near Wing

Ascott House	(0.7 miles, 1.2 km)	Pictures
Mentmore Towers	(2.3 miles, 3.8 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Stockgrove Country Park	(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction NE)	Pictures
The Chilterns Gateway Centre	(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction E)	Pictures
Bletchley Park	(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction N)	Pictures
Winslow Hall	(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Woburn Abbey	(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Dunstable Downs Country Park, Dunstable	(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction E)	Pictures
Quainton Windmill	(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction W)	Pictures
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park	(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre	(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction W)	Pictures
Woburn Safari Park	(9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Waddesdon Manor	(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Claydon House	(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)	Pictures
Coombe Hill	(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction S)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Wing

Whitchurch in the county of Buckinghamshire (4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction W)
Whitchurch has many picturesque old buildings, the fact that painter Rex Whistler lived here is indicative of the outstanding charm of the place.
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Aylesbury in the county of Buckinghamshire (6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction SW)
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Bletchley in the county of Buckinghamshire (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction N)
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Winslow in the county of Buckinghamshire (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NW)
The town lies in an outstanding position amid attractive agricultural countryside in the Vale of Aylesbury.
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Tring in the county of Hertfordshire (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction SE)
Tring lies on the Ridgeway Path close to the waters of the River Thame, it is bordered on one side by the Chilterns, a range of dense wooded hills which span an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty between Goring in the Thames valley and Dunstable downs.
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Woburn in the county of Bedfordshire (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NE)
The picturesque village of Woburn has an mixture of delightful old cottages and the magnificent Woburn Abbey.
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Dunstable in the county of Bedfordshire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction E)
Henry I gave Dunstable its first "Royal" charter making it a market town, this was at the time he founded the town's Augustinian priory in 1131.
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Wendover in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction S)
Wendover, is a spacious town and situated amidst beautiful open countryside.
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Milton Keynes in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction N)
Of interest to visitors to the town is Milton Keynes Museum, this preserves the history of the town and its area from the early 19th century through to the present day.
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Middle Claydon in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)
This genteel place is famous for the great house that has connections with Florence Nightingale.
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Berkhamsted in the county of Hertfordshire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SE)
With so much to see and experience this fascinating little town makes the perfect destination for a relaxing weekend away from it all.
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Haddenham in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction SW)
This is a large sprawling village in the heart of picturesque Buckinghamshire countryside. The village has a long history,...
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Stony Stratford in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction NW)
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Princes Risborough in the county of Buckinghamshire (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction S)
An exquisite feature of the town is the Norman Church of St.Mary, the church shows restoration work from the 13th and 14th centuries and a modern spire built during the early part of the 20th century.
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Buckingham in the county of Buckinghamshire (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction NW)
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Nearby travel help

Leighton Buzzard Station	(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction NE)
Cheddington Station	(3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction SE)
M1 Junction 12	(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction NE)
M1 Junction 13	(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction NE)
London Luton Airport	(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction E)
London Heathrow Airport	(31.6 miles, 50.9 km, direction SE)
Wing to London	(37.3 miles, 59.9 km, direction SE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Wing

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Wing center
The Swan Hotel	(3.1 miles, 4.9 km, direction NE)
The Three Horseshoes	(4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction NW)
Holiday Inn Garden Court Aylesbury	(6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction SW)
Horwood House	(6.9 miles, 11.0 km, direction NW)
Campanile Milton Keynes - Fenny Stratford	(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction N)
The Bell Hotel	(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NW)
Rose & Crown Hotel	(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction S)
Pendley Manor	(7.9 miles, 12.6 km, direction SE)
The Bell Hotel & Inn	(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NE)
Best Western Moore Place Hotel	(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction NE)
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