The large and distinctive parish church
is dedicated to St. James and Sir William
is title in yellow brick with a Byzantine
style dome, Chinese looking turrets
and an Italianate Campanile. Gerrards
Cross has its own well stocked library,
a two screen cinema and various restaurants.
Independent schools include St Mary's,
Gayhurst and Thorpe House. Most students
of secondary school age attend Chalfonts
Community College, which is the catchment
upper school, or one of the local grammar
schools, such as Dr Challoner's Grammar
School (Boys), Dr Challoner's High School
(Girls), The Royal Grammar School, High
Wycombe (Boys) and Beaconsfield High
School (Girls). Some of the exteriors,
notably "Charlotte Haze's house",
in Stanley Kubrick's film Lolita (1962)
were shot in Gerrards Cross.
Near by Cities:
Chalfont Saint Peter (2.5 km) Denham
(4.5 km) Beaconsfield (5.5 km) Uxbridge
(6.3 km) Stoke Poges (7.1 km) Rickmansworth
(8.9 km).
Nearest Train Station:
Hatton Cross
Osterley
Stanmore
Kingsbury
Park Royal
Uxbridge.
Nearest Airport :
Heathrow Airport (13.3 km)
Luton Airport (35.5 km)
London City Airport (43.3 km)
Gatwick Airport (54.4 km)
Stansted Airport (64.7 km)
Southend Airport (86.8 km).