Kempston Rural is the predominantly countryside part of the historic Kempston area on the outskirts of Bedford in England, retaining a distinctly village feel with farms, small clusters of homes and winding lanes rather than the denser housing of the town. The civil parish was formed when the old, larger parish was split at the end of the 19th century, and it still shows that legacy in its mix of agricultural land, hedgerows and pockets of woodland that sit close to the river plain through Bedford.
Locally the character is shaped by rural life and a small-community atmosphere: many residents work on the land or run small businesses, while others commute via Bedford to larger employment centres such as Milton Keynes and London. The parish benefits from easy access to town services and rail links but remains valued for its open spaces, country walks and the quieter pace of life compared with the nearby urban area.
Postcode districts covering Kempston Rural
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 10.7 miles
- Northampton 16.3 miles
- Luton 16.2 miles
- Bedford 3.6 miles
- Stevenage 21.2 miles
- Aylesbury 23.9 miles
- Kettering 20.5 miles
- Kettering Town 20.4 miles
- Dunstable 16.3 miles
- Wellingborough 14.5 miles
- Bletchley 12.3 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 11.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wootton & Kempston Rural Ward 0.7 miles
- Box End Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Stagsden Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Great Denham Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Kempston West Ward 1.5 miles
- Wootton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Kempston Built-up area 2 miles
- Bromham Built-up area 2 miles
- Kempston Central & East Ward 2 miles
- Biddenham Parish 2.1 miles
- Kempston North Ward 2.1 miles
- Kempston South Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Kempston Rural
MK42 7GQ, MK43 8RR, MK42 7GR, MK43 8TH, MK42 7GD, MK42 7GS, MK42 7GL, MK42 7FT, MK43 9FF … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 18.5 miles
- Stansted Airport 36.8 miles
- Kempston Hardwick Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Bedford Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels near Kempston Rural Ad
- Verve Hotel 4 2.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 2.9 miles
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 3.5 miles
- Host & Stay | Riders Rest 1.6 miles
- Mitchell Hall 4.7 miles
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 4.7 miles
- Embankment Hotel 4 3.6 miles
- d'Parys 3.5 miles
- Premier Inn Bedford South 3 1.8 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 3.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 3.1 miles
- Redbourne College College 7.2 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 8.3 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 8.6 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 9.3 miles
- Wrest House Estate 9.5 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 9.8 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 10.3 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 10.4 miles
- Linford Wood Forest 10.5 miles
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 10.7 miles
- Stanton Wood Forest 10.8 miles