Sharnbrook is an electoral ward in the borough of Bedford, north Bedfordshire, set beside the old coaching route of the Great North Road (now the A6). The ward combines a compact village centre of traditional cottages and inns with outlying housing and farmland, making it a recognisable commuter and rural community within easy reach of larger towns and Milton Keynes.
Historically the settlement has medieval roots and retains a conservation feel around its green and parish buildings, while more recent decades have seen growth around local services. A focal point for the wider area is Sharnbrook Academy, which alongside small businesses, pubs and clubs helps sustain a lively local social scene and a mix of agricultural and small-scale commercial activity.
Postcode districts covering Sharnbrook
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 15.6 miles
- Northampton 14.2 miles
- Luton 23.1 miles
- Bedford 6.8 miles
- Kettering 14 miles
- Kettering Town 13.9 miles
- Corby 19.3 miles
- Dunstable 23.4 miles
- Wellingborough 8.7 miles
- Bletchley 18 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 17.7 miles
- Rushden 4.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sharnbrook Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Felmersham Built-up area 1 mile
- Odell Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Bletsoe Parish 2 miles
- Knotting and Souldrop Parish 2 miles
- Pavenham Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Milton Ernest Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Backnoe End Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Harrold Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Carlton and Chellington Parish 3.2 miles
- Carlton Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Thurleigh Parish 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Sharnbrook
MK44 1JL, MK44 1JP, MK43 7JN, MK44 1PG, MK44 1LQ, MK44 1LZ, MK44 1HE, MK44 1HG, MK44 1HL … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 25.2 miles
- Stansted Airport 40.6 miles
- Bedford Railway Station 6.6 miles
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 7.2 miles
Hotels near Sharnbrook Ad
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 5 miles
- The Stanwick Hotel 3 7.6 miles
- Verve Hotel 4 6.2 miles
- D'parys 6.4 miles
- The Bull Hotel 4 8.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 8.5 miles
- The Queen Hotel 3 7.9 miles
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 8.4 miles
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 7 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 7 miles
Schools in Sharnbrook
- Pinchmill Primary School Primary
- Sharnbrook Academy Secondary
- Sharnbrook Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 2.5 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 7.6 miles
- Moot Hall Museum 8.1 miles
- Redbourne College College 14.2 miles
- Linford Wood Forest 14.9 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 15.1 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 15.1 miles
- Stanton Wood Forest 15.2 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 15.2 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 15.3 miles
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 15.4 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 15.5 miles