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 miles21.7 km
- Northampton 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Luton 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Bedford 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Stevenage 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Hemel Hempstead 22.5 miles36.2 km
- St. Albans 23 miles37 km
- Aylesbury 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Kettering 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Kettering Town 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Welwyn Garden City 21.5 miles34.7 km
- Dunstable 13.8 miles22.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Wilshamstead Parish 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Houghton Conquest & Haynes Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Wixams Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Cotton End Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wixams & Wilstead Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Houghton Conquest Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Haynes Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Kempston Hardwick Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Elstow Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Shortstown Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Kempston South Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Stewartby Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Wilstead
MK45 3HN, MK45 3ED, MK45 3WQ, MK45 3ET, MK45 3EF, MK45 3DL, MK45 3HH, MK45 3BT, MK45 3FB … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Stansted Airport 31.7 miles51 km
- Kempston Hardwick Railway Station 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Stewartby Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
Hotels near Wilstead Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 2.5 miles4 km
- The White Hart 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- D'parys 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Verve Hotel 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Crown Pub, Dining & Rooms 7.5 miles12 km
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 6 miles9.7 km
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Mitchell Hall 7.8 miles12.6 km
Schools in Wilstead
- Wilstead Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Redbourne College College 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Wrest House Estate 5 miles8 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Toddington library Library 9.7 miles15.6 km
- British School Museum Museum 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Putteridge Bury Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Stadium MK Stadium 13.3 miles21.4 km