Greyfriars is an inner ward of Bedford whose name recalls the medieval Franciscan friary that once stood in the area. It sits within walking distance of Bedford town centre and the River Great Ouse, and is characterised by a compact mix of Victorian terraces, later suburban housing and some more recent developments close to the riverside and shopping areas.
The ward has a culturally diverse population and a local economy built around small shops, services and light industry rather than large employers, so community groups and regeneration projects play a visible role in local life. Historic echoes, riverside amenity and the pressures of town-centre living - housing demand, traffic and redevelopment - combine to give the area a lively, changing character.
Postcode districts covering Greyfriars
MK40, MK41, MK42, MK43, MK44, MK45
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 13.6 miles
- Northampton 18.4 miles
- Luton 16.7 miles
- Bedford 0.5 miles
- Stevenage 20.1 miles
- Kettering 20.7 miles
- Kettering Town 20.6 miles
- Dunstable 17.5 miles
- Wellingborough 15.1 miles
- Bletchley 15.1 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 14.5 miles
- Rushden 11.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bedford Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Queens Park Ward 0.6 miles
- Harpur Ward 0.8 miles
- Cauldwell Ward 0.9 miles
- Castle & Newnham Ward 1 mile
- De Parys Ward 1.1 miles
- Kempston North Ward 1.2 miles
- Biddenham Parish 1.4 miles
- Kempston Central & East Ward 1.5 miles
- Great Denham Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Brickhill Parish 1.7 miles
- Kingsbrook Ward 1.7 miles
Example postcodes in Greyfriars
MK43 6AZ, MK44 2WF, MK40 1JJ, MK40 1FD, MK40 1TH, MK40 2QN, MK45 4YX, MK40 1ED, MK40 2HU … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 18.6 miles
- Stansted Airport 34.8 miles
- Bedford Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 0.6 miles
Hotels near Greyfriars Ad
- Verve Hotel 4 0.5 miles
- D'parys 0.6 miles
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 2.1 miles
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 0.4 miles
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 2 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 0.4 miles
- The White Hart 4 7.3 miles
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 7.6 miles
- Mitchell Hall 7.6 miles
Schools in Greyfriars
- Priory Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 1.4 miles
- Redbourne College College 8.1 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 8.6 miles
- Wrest House Estate 9.2 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 9.3 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 9.3 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 11.7 miles
- Toddington library Library 13.1 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 13.3 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 13.4 miles
- Linford Wood Forest 13.5 miles
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 13.7 miles