Stewartby is a small parish on the edge of the Marston Vale, within the borough of Bedford, originally developed in the 1920s and 30s as a model village for workers at the large local brickworks. The landscape still bears the imprint of clay extraction – old pits have become lakes and wetlands that are now part of local regeneration and recreational schemes, and the village is served by the Marston Vale Line between Bedford and Bletchley, giving a quiet commuter link into the surrounding towns.
Historically and economically Stewartby was dominated by the London Brick Company and its Fletton-brick industry, with distinctive company-built housing and community amenities that give the place a coherent, planned feel. Decline in large-scale brickmaking has changed the local economy and identity in recent decades; the tall chimneys that once marked the skyline were a much-photographed landmark until their removal, and the area now mixes industrial heritage with new housing, nature recovery and leisure uses around the lakes.
Postcode districts covering Stewartby
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 10.9 miles
- Northampton 18.8 miles
- Luton 13.4 miles
- Bedford 4.2 miles
- Stevenage 18.4 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 23 miles
- St. Albans 24.2 miles
- Aylesbury 22.5 miles
- Kettering 23.4 miles
- Kettering Town 23.3 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 23.4 miles
- Dunstable 13.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kempston Hardwick Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Stewartby Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Wootton Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Wixams Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Wixams & Wilstead Ward 1.5 miles
- Houghton Conquest Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Kempston West Ward 1.9 miles
- Kempston South Ward 2 miles
- Kempston Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Marston Moretaine Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Marston Moreteyne Parish 2.4 miles
- Elstow Parish 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Stewartby
MK43 9GG, MK43 9GP, MK43 9GD, MK43 9NA, MK43 9NS, MK43 9LP, MK43 9GW, MK43 9LL, MK43 9GQ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 15.6 miles
- Stansted Airport 34.5 miles
- Kempston Hardwick Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Stewartby Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near Stewartby Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 2 miles
- The Knife and Cleaver 2 miles
- Host & Stay | Riders Rest 1.5 miles
- Verve Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- Premier Inn Bedford South 3 1.5 miles
- Mitchell Hall 5 miles
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 5 miles
- Embankment Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- Travelodge Bedford Marston Moretaine 3 2.4 miles
- The White Hart 4 3.7 miles
Schools in Stewartby
- Broadmead Lower School Primary
- Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College Further education
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 2.8 miles
- Redbourne College College 4.4 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 5.8 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 6.4 miles
- Wrest House Estate 6.6 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 7.9 miles
- Toddington library Library 9.4 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 10.6 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 10.7 miles
- Stadium MK Stadium 10.9 miles
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 11 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 11.1 miles