The parish covers the small villages of Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden, on the southern edge of the Bedford borough. It lies largely on the floodplain of the River Great Ouse close to the Cambridgeshire border and the market town of St Neots, so the landscape mixes riverside meadows with arable farmland.
The best‑known local feature is Wyboston Lakes, a sizeable conference, leisure and golf complex that brings visitors and jobs to an otherwise quiet, commuter‑leaning community; beyond that the area retains a strong agricultural character, a handful of historic farmhouses and active village groups and a parish council that keep local life focused on small‑scale events and services.
Postcode districts covering Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 21.1 miles34 km
- Northampton 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Luton 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Cambridge 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Bedford 7 miles11.3 km
- Stevenage 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Kettering 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Kettering Town 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Dunstable 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Wellingborough 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Bletchley 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 21.9 miles35.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Wyboston Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Roxton Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Tempsford Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Staploe Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Little Barford Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- St. Neots Eatons Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Colmworth Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Great Barford Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- St. Neots Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- St. Neots Eynesbury Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Wilden Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Blunham Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden
MK44 3BW, MK44 3BA, MK44 3BT, MK44 3AH, MK44 3AP, MK44 3BE, MK44 3AD, MK44 3AB, MK44 3BP … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Stansted Airport 31.9 miles51.3 km
- St. Neots Railway Station 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Sandy Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
Hotels in Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden Ad
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Wrest House Estate 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 13.7 miles22 km
- Redbourne College College 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Nene Park Stadium 14.9 miles24 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 16.6 miles26.7 km