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 miles17.5 km
- Northampton 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Luton 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Bedford 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Stevenage 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Hemel Hempstead 23 miles36.9 km
- St. Albans 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Aylesbury 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Kettering 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Kettering Town 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Welwyn Garden City 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Dunstable 13.8 miles22.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Kempston Hardwick Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Stewartby Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Wootton Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Wixams Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Wixams & Wilstead Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Houghton Conquest Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Kempston West Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Kempston South Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Kempston Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Marston Moretaine Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Marston Moreteyne Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Elstow Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Stewartby
MK45 3JE, MK43 9GS, MK43 9GB, MK43 9SJ, MK43 9GN, MK43 9SW, MK43 9GX, MK43 9NB, MK43 9NY … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Stansted Airport 34.5 miles55.5 km
- Kempston Hardwick Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Stewartby Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
Hotels near Stewartby Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 2 miles3.2 km
- The White Hart 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 5 miles8 km
- Verve Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- D'parys 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Mitchell Hall 5 miles8.1 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 4.3 miles7 km
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 4 miles6.4 km
- The Woburn Hotel 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
Schools in Stewartby
- Broadmead Lower School Primary
- Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College Further education
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Redbourne College College 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Wrest House Estate 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Toddington library Library 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Stadium MK Stadium 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 11 miles17.7 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 11.1 miles17.9 km