Wilshamstead lies a few miles from the county town of Bedford in Bedfordshire, set among rolling Bedfordshire farmland and small copses. The settlement has a compact village core with older stone and brick houses alongside later housing, giving a rural feel while remaining within easy reach of the town.
Historically agricultural, the area retains a number of historic buildings and a traditional village rhythm, though many residents now commute to Bedford and beyond. Nearby new developments such as Wixams have changed local patterns, yet community life endures through local clubs, the village hall and occasional fetes and sporting fixtures that keep social ties strong.
Postcode districts covering Wilshamstead
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 13.6 miles
- Northampton 21.5 miles
- Luton 12.7 miles
- Bedford 4.2 miles
- Stevenage 16.1 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 22.7 miles
- St. Albans 23.1 miles
- Aylesbury 24.1 miles
- Kettering 24.9 miles
- Kettering Town 24.8 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 21.6 miles
- Dunstable 13.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wilstead Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Houghton Conquest & Haynes Ward 0.9 miles
- Cotton End Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Wixams Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Wixams & Wilstead Ward 1.8 miles
- Houghton Conquest Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Haynes Built-up area 2 miles
- Elstow Parish 2.2 miles
- Shortstown Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Kempston Hardwick Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Cardington Built-up area 3 miles
- Kempston South Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Wilshamstead
MK45 3WD, MK45 3HJ, MK45 3EJ, MK45 3BX, MK45 3DT, MK45 3DJ, MK45 3DP, MK45 3FW, MK45 3DD … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 14.5 miles
- Stansted Airport 31.7 miles
- Kempston Hardwick Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Stewartby Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near Wilshamstead Ad
- The Knife and Cleaver 2.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 2.5 miles
- Verve Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Embankment Hotel 4 3.9 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 3.9 miles
- The White Hart 4 4 miles
- Albero Bedrooms 4 miles
- d'Parys 4.6 miles
- The George 3.6 miles
- The Kingfisher 4 3.2 miles
Schools in Wilshamstead
- Wilstead Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 2.8 miles
- Redbourne College College 4.8 miles
- Wrest House Estate 5.1 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 5.2 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 5.6 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 9.4 miles
- Toddington library Library 9.9 miles
- British School Museum Museum 11.5 miles
- Putteridge Bury Estate 12 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 12.7 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 13.4 miles
- Stadium MK Stadium 13.4 miles