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Naphill sits on a high ridge of the Chiltern Hills, just a few miles north of High Wycombe, where the landscape opens out into a mixture of ancient woodland and open common. It is a linear village, stretching along the main road toward Hughenden, and it still feels very much connected to the surrounding countryside; you can walk from the village hall straight into Walters Ash or down through the steep, wooded valleys of the Hughenden estate. Historically, the area was defined by the local chair-making industry, with many residents working as ‘bodgers’ in the nearby beech woods. Today, the village is anchored by an unusually large and active common - over 170 acres of protected woodland and grass - and the presence of the nearby RAF High Wycombe base, which has shaped the local community for decades. It manages to feel quiet and self-contained, despite being within easy reach of the larger town’s rail links and shops.