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 miles21.9 km
- Northampton 18.4 miles29.7 km
- Luton 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Bedford 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Stevenage 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Kettering 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Kettering Town 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Dunstable 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Wellingborough 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Bletchley 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Rushden 11.5 miles18.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Bedford Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Queens Park Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Harpur Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Cauldwell Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Castle & Newnham Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- De Parys Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Kempston North Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Biddenham Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Kempston Central & East Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Great Denham Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Brickhill Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Kingsbrook Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
Example postcodes in Greyfriars
MK40 1RA, MK40 2WH, MK40 1JR, MK45 4XY, MK43 6DB, MK40 1LX, MK40 1PS, MK43 8YR, MK40 1AH … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 18.6 miles30 km
- Stansted Airport 34.8 miles56 km
- Bedford Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
Hotels near Greyfriars Ad
- Verve Hotel 4 0.5 miles0.7 km
- D'parys 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 0.4 miles0.7 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 2 miles3.3 km
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 0.4 miles0.7 km
- The White Hart 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Cornfields Hotel & Restaurant 5.7 miles9.2 km
Schools in Greyfriars
- Priory Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Redbourne College College 8.1 miles13 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Wrest House Estate 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Toddington library Library 13.1 miles21.2 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Linford Wood Forest 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 13.7 miles22 km