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 miles25 km
- Northampton 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Luton 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Bedford 6.8 miles11 km
- Kettering 14 miles22.5 km
- Kettering Town 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Corby 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Dunstable 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Wellingborough 8.7 miles14 km
- Bletchley 18 miles29 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Rushden 4.8 miles7.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Sharnbrook Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Felmersham Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Odell Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Bletsoe Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Knotting and Souldrop Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Pavenham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Milton Ernest Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Backnoe End Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Harrold Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Carlton and Chellington Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Carlton Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Thurleigh Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Sharnbrook
MK44 1HR, MK44 1JE, MK43 7PR, MK44 1PP, MK43 7JA, MK44 1JU, MK43 7PH, MK44 1AE, MK44 1JR … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 25.2 miles40.6 km
- Stansted Airport 40.6 miles65.3 km
- Bedford Railway Station 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 7.2 miles11.7 km
Hotels near Sharnbrook Ad
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 5 miles8 km
- The Stanwick Hotel 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Verve Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
- D'parys 6.4 miles10.4 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Cornfields Hotel & Restaurant 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 8.5 miles13.8 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 8.4 miles13.4 km
- The Queen Hotel 3 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 7 miles11.2 km
Schools in Sharnbrook
- Pinchmill Primary School Primary
- Sharnbrook Academy Secondary
- Sharnbrook Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 2.5 miles4 km
- Nene Park Stadium 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Moot Hall Museum 8.1 miles13 km
- Redbourne College College 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Linford Wood Forest 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Stanton Wood Forest 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 15.5 miles25 km