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Quainton (formerly Quainton Malet) is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, about 5 miles north west of Aylesbury.Its name is Old English and means Queen's Estate (cwen tun). It is not known however to which queen this refers. The former suffix Malet refers to the manorial family of the village.
Quainton was once linked to London by services to Marylebone and to Baker Street. Regular services ceased many years ago, but special trains from Aylesbury run to connect with events at the Railway Museum at Quainton railway station.
The station was once a junction for the light railway, sometimes known as the Brill Tramway, connecting Quainton with Brill village.
The local headquarters for the RSPCA are also in this village.
The parish church is dedicated to St Mary and the Holy Cross.
Villages in Buckinghamshire
