Central Bedfordshire

Unitary authority in England

Coordinates:	52, -0.42
OS grid ref:	TL 08 34

Central Bedfordshire sits in the heart of Bedfordshire in the East of England, covering a wide swathe of largely rural countryside and smaller urban centres. Created as a unitary authority in 2009, it contains a mix of market towns such as Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable and Ampthill alongside many villages and hamlets.

The landscape ranges from the Greensand Ridge and the north-western foothills of the Chilterns to the river valleys of the Great Ouse and Ivel. Historic country houses and estates around Woburn, with their abbey and safari park, sit beside medieval market squares and evidence of traditional trades such as brick-making and coaching inns.

Economically the area is a mix of agriculture, light industry, distribution and a substantial commuter population, helped by good road and rail links to the M1 and London. Social life combines country pursuits, local festivals and community activity with ongoing housing growth on town edges, giving a blend of rural character and suburban change.

Central Bedfordshire postcode districts

LU5, LU6, LU7, MK45, SG15, SG16, SG17, SG18, SG19

Most populated places in Central Bedfordshire

Places in Central Bedfordshire

Ampthill Built-up area
Arlesey Built-up area
Barton-le-Clay Built-up area
Biggleswade Built-up area
Caddington Built-up area
Chicksands Built-up area
Clophill Built-up area
Cranfield Built-up area
Dunstable Built-up area
Eaton Bray Parish
Eaton Bray and Edlesborough Built-up area
Flitwick Built-up area
Greenfield Built-up area
Harlington Built-up area
Heath and Reach Built-up area
Henlow Built-up area
Houghton Conquest Built-up area
Kensworth Built-up area
Langford Built-up area
Leighton Buzzard Built-up area
Lidlington Built-up area
Marston Moretaine Built-up area
Maulden Built-up area
Meppershall Built-up area
Potton Built-up area
Sandy Built-up area
Shefford Built-up area
Shillington Built-up area
Silsoe Built-up area
Stotfold Built-up area
Toddington Built-up area
Westoning Built-up area