What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Buckinghamshire.
John Hampden was a 17th-century English politician and a leading figure in the opposition to royal taxation without representation, notably resisting King Charles I's Ship Money tax. The memorial honours his role in the development of constitutional liberty in England.
Places near here
John Hampden Monument, PrestwoodMonument or public art · 94 yd
Oaken GroveForest · 574 yd
Lodge WoodWood · 644 yd
Church of St Mary MagdaleneListed building · 1561 yd
Little Hampden ChurchListed building · 1.0 mi
Across the valley with Boddington Hill in the distanceMountain or hill · 1.2 mi
Prestwood Nature ReserveVisitor information · 1.7 mi
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story CentreMuseum · 2.1 mi
Green Hailey Water TowerCastle, fort or tower · 2.6 mi
Pulpit Hill FortFort · 2.7 mi
Pulpit HillMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Milestone on Great Missenden By-PassMonument or public art · 2.7 miOther information
Photo: David Ellis · CC BY-SA 2.0