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 miles17.1 km
- Northampton 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Luton 16.2 miles26 km
- Bedford 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Stevenage 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Aylesbury 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Kettering 20.5 miles33 km
- Kettering Town 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Dunstable 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Wellingborough 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Bletchley 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 11.8 miles19 km
Neighbouring places
- Wootton & Kempston Rural Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Box End Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Stagsden Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Great Denham Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Kempston West Ward 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Wootton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Kempston Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Bromham Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Kempston Central & East Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Biddenham Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Kempston North Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Kempston South Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Kempston Rural
MK43 8RX, MK43 9BE, MK42 7GG, MK43 8RQ, MK42 7LZ, MK43 9BL, MK42 7GR, MK42 7GF, MK42 7GD … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Stansted Airport 36.8 miles59.2 km
- Kempston Hardwick Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
- Bedford Railway Station 2.8 miles4.6 km
Hotels near Kempston Rural Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Verve Hotel 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 4.7 miles7.5 km
- D'parys 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Mitchell Hall 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The White Hart 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Redbourne College College 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 9.3 miles15 km
- Wrest House Estate 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Linford Wood Forest 10.5 miles17 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Stanton Wood Forest 10.8 miles17.4 km