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{{Short description|Village in Buckinghamshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox UK place
|static_image_name = Main Road, Naphill - geograph.org.uk - 1066585.jpg
|static_image_caption = Main Road, Naphill, the junction with Louches Lane
|country = England
|coordinates = {{coord|51.664466|-0.774488|display=inline,title}}
|official_name = Naphill
|population =
|civil_parish= [[Hughenden Valley|Hughenden]]
|unitary_england     = [[Buckinghamshire Council|Buckinghamshire]]
|lieutenancy_england = [[Buckinghamshire]]
|region = South East England
|constituency_westminster = [[Mid Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Buckinghamshire]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Location of Mid Buckinghamshire |url= https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4175/location |website=parliament.uk |date=July 2024 |access-date=1 July 2025}}</ref>
|post_town = [[High Wycombe]]
|postcode_district = HP14
|postcode_area = HP
|dial_code = 01494
|os_grid_reference = SU847969
}}
'''Naphill''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|æ|p|h|ɪ|l}} is a village in the [[parish]] of [[Hughenden Valley]], in [[Buckinghamshire]], England. It is north-west of Hughenden, on the ridge of one of the [[Chiltern Hills]], and is adjacent to the village of [[Walter's Ash]].

The origin of its name is obscure. It is sometimes thought that people napped [[flint]]s here, but this is disputed.

Naphill is a mainly linear settlement, with nearly all the houses built on side-roads branching off Main Road, which is just over {{convert|1|mi}} long.

Naphill borders the ancient parishes of [[Bradenham, Buckinghamshire|Bradenham]], [[North Dean]], and [[West Wycombe]]. Whilst a village in its own right, it is part of the Parish of Hughenden, and is located around the former border between two ancient British tribes, the [[Catuvellauni]] and the [[Atrebates]]. It is close to the ancient feature [[Grimm's Ditch]].

Walter's Ash in Naphill is the location of [[RAF Strike Command]], which contains a nuclear bunker built on [[National Trust]] land in 1983–1985. This lies near the wartime Bomber Command bunker built in the 1930s. There was a [[peace camp]] during the time of the construction of the nuclear bunker,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://peace.maripo.com/p_camps.htm|title=Peace Camps|website=peace.maripo.com|accessdate=28 June 2023}}</ref> and during that time two copies of the magazine The Angry Pacifist were produced.

== Naphill Common ==
[[Naphill Common]] takes up a large part of Naphill, running the whole length of the village's west side. It is larger and more wooded than its neighbour, [[Downley]] Common. The Common contains evidence of an industrial background, including [[medieval]] iron [[smelting]]. Pieces of iron [[slag]] have been found in the area, which was once semi-enclosed. Also pieces of pottery dated to the 12th to 15th centuries have been found turned up by rabbits.

Naphill Common is home to several very large [[beech]] and [[oak]] trees. One beech tree has grown on a medieval enclosure, the purposes of which enclosure is unknown because only three of its sides are visible. Most of the iron [[kiln]]s and pottery are to be found in this part of Naphill. Originally, Naphill Common was more open, with large trees separated by grass-covered open ground, rather than the dense wood that has grown up around it.

Naphill Common is a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002879.pdf |title=Natural England: SSSI citation |access-date=16 July 2011 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024203731/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002879.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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== External links ==
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