▁places ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Britain ▁by ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Transport ▁The ▁town ▁has ▁easy ▁access ▁to ▁London ▁by ▁rail , ▁with ▁Wend over ▁station ▁hosting ▁Ch il tern ▁Rail ways ▁services ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁London ▁Mary le bone ▁on ▁the ▁London ▁to ▁A yles bury ▁Line . ▁ ▁Wend over ▁has ▁two ▁bus ▁routes ▁passing ▁through ▁it : ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁travel s ▁between ▁A yles bury ▁and ▁R AF ▁Hal ton ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 5 ▁travel s ▁between ▁A yles bury ▁and ▁Ch es ham . ▁Both ▁services ▁are ▁run ▁by ▁Ar riv a . ▁ ▁The ▁High ▁Speed ▁ 2 ▁rail ▁line ▁from ▁London ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁will ▁take ▁a ▁route ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Wend over , ▁passing ▁through ▁a ▁tunnel ▁roughly ▁parallel ▁to , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of , ▁the ▁existing ▁by - pass ▁road ▁and ▁railway . ▁At ▁its ▁closest ▁point , ▁the ▁tunnel ▁will ▁be ▁some ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Street . ▁ ▁Education ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁town : ▁▁ ▁The ▁John ▁H amp den ▁School , ▁named ▁after ▁politician ▁and ▁English ▁Civil ▁War ▁particip ant ▁John ▁H amp den , ▁a ▁community ▁infant ▁school ▁with ▁about ▁ 2 7 5 ▁pup ils ▁aged ▁ 4 – 7 , ▁ ▁Wend over ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁Junior ▁School , ▁a ▁volunt ary ▁controlled ▁junior ▁school ▁with ▁about ▁ 3 6 0 ▁pup ils ▁aged ▁ 7 – 1 1 ,