Whiteleaf, Buckinghamshire

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For the fictional school created in Green Wing, see Whiteleaf Public School.

Whiteleaf
Whiteleaf shown within Buckinghamshire
OS grid reference	SP8104
Parish	Monks Risborough
District	Wycombe
Shire county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRINCES RISBOROUGH
Postcode district	HP27
Dialling code	01844
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Aylesbury
List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire

Coordinates: 51°43′55″N 0°48′53″W / 51.731929, -0.814836

Whiteleaf is a hamlet in the parish of Monks Risborough in Buckinghamshire, England. The hamlet's name is Old English and refers to the nearby Whiteleaf Cross, a chalk carving in the shape of a cross in the side of the hill overlooking the Risboroughs. The cross dates back to the time of the medieval monastery in Risborough, though there are some who believe it to be a prehistoric phallic symbol that was doctored by the monks when the monastery was built. The Cross is perched on the side of the hill to the east of the main village. Many of the houses refer to the Cross in their names - sometimes using the old word Rood.

The village is home to Monks Risborough Cricket Club and the 9-hole Whiteleaf Golf Club, both of which lie slightly South-East of the main road through the village, which follows the path of the Upper Icknield Way. The cricket ground has an incredible slope and was tried by the BBC to see if it would be suitable for filming the cricket scene in the production of A. G. Macdonnell's England, Their England. However, it was found to be not quite sufficiently sloping. The cricket club celebrated its centenary in 1993 and a book covering its history was published.

The village also has a public house, the Red Lion.