Workhouse End is a short, quietly residential street in Bedford, England, whose name preserves the memory of a 19th‑century union workhouse that once stood in the area. The street and its immediate surroundings still show a mix of modest Victorian terraces and later housing, reflecting the town’s industrial and social development through the 20th century.
Today Workhouse End sits within easy reach of local shops, schools and community facilities and has seen small‑scale regeneration and infill rather than wholesale redevelopment. Its interest is largely historical and local: a reminder of Bedford’s social history and of how former institutional sites have been absorbed into ordinary suburban life.
Postcode districts covering Workhouse End
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Northampton 21.1 miles34 km
- Luton 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Cambridge 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Bedford 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Stevenage 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Kettering 21.2 miles34 km
- Kettering Town 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Dunstable 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Wellingborough 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Bletchley 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 18.1 miles29.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Renhold Parish 0.3 miles0.6 km
- Renhold & Ravensden Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Salph End Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Goldington Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Wilden Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Great Barford Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Riverfield Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Willington Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Putnoe Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Ravensden Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Cople Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- De Parys Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Workhouse End
MK41 0LH, MK41 0LJ, MK41 0LL, MK41 0LS, MK41 0LR, MK41 0LN, MK41 0LP, MK41 0GY
Transport links
- Luton Airport 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Stansted Airport 32.9 miles52.9 km
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
- Bedford Railway Station 3.9 miles6.3 km
Hotels near Workhouse End Ad
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.6 km
- D'parys 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Verve Hotel 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Cornfields Hotel & Restaurant 2.8 miles4.6 km
- The Willows Training Centre 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Eaton Oak 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Woodlands Event Centre 5.4 miles8.8 km
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 4.3 miles7 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Wrest House Estate 10.5 miles17 km
- Redbourne College College 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Nene Park Stadium 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 14.9 miles23.9 km
- British School Museum Museum 15.6 miles25.2 km