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Aston Martin Works Heritage
The spiritual home of Aston Martin at the original Newport Pagnell factory, offering heritage servicing, restoration, and sales.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Chicheley
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Chicheley
Chicheley works well as a base: 5 minutes from Moulsoe, 3km from Aston Martin Works Heritage.
Chicheley is in England, United Kingdom. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Moulsoe, about 4 km away.
Chicheley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about 2.5 miles (4 km) north-east of Newport Pagnell, and 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Central Milton Keynes.
The village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means Cicca'sRead more
clearing. In the Domesday Book of 1086, the village was recorded as Cicelai.
The manor of Chicheley (which some suggest may have once been called Thickthorn) anciently belonged to the Pagnell family of Newport Pagnell, but was given by them to the church. Through this connection the village also at one time belonged to Cardinal Wolsey, though only until his forced resignation by King Henry VIII who took all his possessions from him at that time.
During the English Civil War, the manor, belonging to the Chester family, received some considerable damage, associated as it was with the garrison at Newport Pagnell. Following the civil war, the manor was demolished, and the present Chicheley Hall built on the site. All that remains of the old manor today is one Jacobean over-mantel with termini caryatids, and some panelling in the 'new' Chicheley Hall.
The parish church is dedicated to St Lawrence and has a Perpendicular style central tower with large windows. The chancel, which contains a fine plaster depicting floral wreaths in relief, and a stone reredos, was rebuilt c. 1708; however, the church dates from the 14th century. In the nave are raised box pews, giving a theatrical air. The church contains monuments to Anthony Cave. Cave's sarcophagus is a cadaver tomb. Other monuments dating from 1635 are to the Chester family of Chicheley Hall.
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What is there to see near Chicheley?
Within an hour or so of Chicheley: Aston Martin Works Heritage (3 km), Bletchley Park (12 km), Caffeine & Machine: The Bowl (14 km), Super Sausage Cafe (15 km).
Are there any good drives near Chicheley?
The nearest famous roads are Crystal Palace Circuit, Goodwood Festival of Speed and Monsal Trail.
Where is Chicheley?
Chicheley is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Moulsoe.
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- Population
- 0
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 52.1030, -0.6865
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Chicheley
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Bletchley Park
Victorian estate where Alan Turing and thousands of codebreakers cracked the German Enigma cipher, arguably shortening WWII by years. Restored huts, working Bombe machine, and the National Museum of Computing next door.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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Caffeine & Machine: The Bowl
The Bedfordshire location set in a dramatic former quarry bowl, opened in 2023 as the brand's third venue.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Super Sausage Cafe
Legendary transport cafe on the A5 Watling Street near Potterspury, a favourite fry-up stop for bikers and classic car runs heading between London and the Midlands since the 1960s.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Santa Pod Raceway
Europe's premier drag racing venue in Northamptonshire, hosting iconic events like the FIA European Finals and Flame & Thunder.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Silverstone Circuit
The home of British motorsport, hosting the first ever F1 World Championship race in 1950
23 km · about 25 min drive
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The Silverstone Experience
Immersive museum at the home of British motorsport telling the story of the past, present, and future of racing.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
The UK's largest zoo set across 600 acres of Bedfordshire parkland with drive-through animal enclosures.
30 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Chicheley
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 56 kmThe Backs, CambridgeThe famous riverside meadows behind the Cambridge colleges, offering iconic views of King's College Chapel, the Bridge of Sighs and punts on the Cam.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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