Wilstead is a compact village in the civil parish of Wilshamstead, sitting a few miles south of Bedford in rural Bedfordshire. It occupies a pleasant spot of rolling Bedfordshire countryside and has good road links that make it popular with commuters while still feeling distinctly village-like.
The settlement has historic roots and a mix of older cottages and more recent housing, with local life centred on a village hall, a primary school and small shops and businesses; many residents work in nearby towns or on light industrial estates on the outskirts. Community activities, occasional village events and the surrounding arable farmland give Wilstead a quietly suburban-rural character rather than a purely urban one.
Postcode districts covering Wilstead
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 13.5 miles
- Northampton 21.5 miles
- Luton 12.6 miles
- Bedford 4.2 miles
- Stevenage 16.1 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 22.5 miles
- St. Albans 23 miles
- Aylesbury 23.9 miles
- Kettering 24.9 miles
- Kettering Town 24.8 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 21.5 miles
- Dunstable 13.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wilshamstead Parish 0.2 miles
- Houghton Conquest & Haynes Ward 0.8 miles
- Wixams Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Cotton End Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Wixams & Wilstead Ward 1.7 miles
- Houghton Conquest Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Haynes Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Kempston Hardwick Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Elstow Parish 2.3 miles
- Shortstown Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Kempston South Ward 3.1 miles
- Stewartby Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Wilstead
MK45 3ER, MK45 3EA, MK45 3DY, MK45 3WG, MK45 3BT, MK45 3WQ, MK45 3FJ, MK45 3WX, MK45 3HG … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 14.4 miles
- Stansted Airport 31.7 miles
- Kempston Hardwick Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Stewartby Railway Station 3.4 miles
Hotels near Wilstead Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 2.5 miles
- The White Hart 4 3.9 miles
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 3.3 miles
- D'parys 4.6 miles
- Verve Hotel 4 4.7 miles
- The Crown Pub, Dining & Rooms 7.5 miles
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 6 miles
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 4.1 miles
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 7.7 miles
- Mitchell Hall 7.8 miles
Schools in Wilstead
- Wilstead Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 2.9 miles
- Redbourne College College 4.7 miles
- Wrest House Estate 5 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 5.1 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 5.5 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 9.2 miles
- Toddington library Library 9.7 miles
- British School Museum Museum 11.5 miles
- Putteridge Bury Estate 11.9 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 12.8 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 13.3 miles
- Stadium MK Stadium 13.3 miles