[2] Whipsnade is a compound of the Anglo-Saxon personal name, Wibba, with the word "snæd", an area of woodland.

[2] The Old Hunters Lodge at the Crossroads in the village is a Grade II listed building, built in the early 17th Century.

[5] The parish of Whipsnade used to have a detached part at Ballingdon Bottom, which formed an exclave of Bedfordshire, surrounded by Hertfordshire.

During the Second World War, the lion was covered with a black tarp to prevent German bomber planes from using it for navigation.

[11] In previous eras Whipsnade was included in a zone with priority admissions for a middle school, but this was no longer the case as of 2025.