Clapham is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, situated on the edge of the Bedfordshire countryside a short distance from Bedford. It combines a number of older cottages and farmsteads with more recent housing; local life is typically centred around the village hall, the parish church and the village pub, with community events and clubs important to its social fabric.
Historically an agricultural settlement with medieval roots, the parish retains a rural character and a network of footpaths for walking and cycling. Many residents now commute to nearby towns and regional centres such as Bedford and Milton Keynes, while agriculture and small local businesses continue to shape the local economy and landscape.
Postcode districts covering Clapham
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 14.5 miles
- Northampton 17.1 miles
- Luton 19.2 miles
- Bedford 2.6 miles
- Stevenage 22.5 miles
- Kettering 18.2 miles
- Kettering Town 18.1 miles
- Corby 23.4 miles
- Dunstable 19.9 miles
- Wellingborough 12.9 miles
- Bletchley 16.4 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 15.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Clapham Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Clapham & Oakley Ward 0.5 miles
- Oakley Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Brickhill Parish 1.5 miles
- Milton Ernest Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Harpur Ward 1.8 miles
- Ravensden Parish 2.2 miles
- Biddenham Parish 2.2 miles
- De Parys Ward 2.2 miles
- Putnoe Ward 2.4 miles
- Bromham Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Queens Park Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Clapham
MK41 6GH, MK41 6EH, MK41 6DU, MK41 6DX, MK41 6HA, MK41 6EX, MK41 6EP, MK41 6ES, MK41 6BT … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 21.2 miles
- Stansted Airport 36.6 miles
- Bedford Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Clapham Ad
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 0.8 miles
- Verve Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- d'Parys 2.2 miles
- Embankment Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Albero Bedrooms 2.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 4.6 miles
- Bedford Swan Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Premier Inn Bedford Town Centre 3 2.7 miles
- Bedford Town Centre (Riverside) hotel 3 2.7 miles
Schools in Clapham
- Ursula Taylor C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 4 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 6.4 miles
- Redbourne College College 10.5 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 11.7 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 11.8 miles
- Wrest House Estate 11.8 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 11.8 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 13.8 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 14.1 miles
- Linford Wood Forest 14.2 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 14.2 miles
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 14.5 miles