Aspley Heath
Parish in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.004, -0.648 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 92 34 |
Aspley Heath is a small, largely rural parish in Central Bedfordshire, sitting on the greensand and heathland that separates Bedfordshire from Buckinghamshire. The landscape is dominated by pockets of pine and mixed woodland, commons and sandy soils, and it blends into the neighbouring low hills and country estates around Woburn and the small town of Woburn Sands, with the edge of Milton Keynes not far away.
Aspley Heath has a quiet, residential character with scattered homes, small farms and a lot of recreational walking and wildlife interest rather than industry; it has historic roots as common land and part of larger manor landscapes so you’ll find traces of traditional land management and estate influences. The parish community is small and largely commuter- and countryside-oriented, enjoying access to local trails and woodlands while relying on nearby towns for most services and employment.
Postcode districts covering Aspley Heath
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 4.9 miles
- Northampton 18.6 miles
- Luton 11.6 miles
- Bedford 12.1 miles
- Stevenage 20.7 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 18.9 miles
- St. Albans 22.3 miles
- Aylesbury 14.7 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 23.7 miles
- Dunstable 9.8 miles
- Wellingborough 20.9 miles
- Bletchley 4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Aspley Guise Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Woburn Sands Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Danesborough & Walton Ward 1.2 miles
- Woburn Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Bow Brickhill Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Wavendon Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Little Brickhill Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Husborne Crawley Parish 2 miles
- Walton Parish 2.1 miles
- Aspley & Woburn Ward 2.3 miles
- Monkston Ward 2.6 miles
- Hulcote and Salford Parish 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Aspley Heath
MK17 8TF, MK17 8TQ, MK17 8TX, MK17 8TJ, MK17 8TL, MK17 8QU, MK17 8TG, MK17 8TR, MK17 8PA … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 14.9 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 37.7 miles
- Woburn Sands Railway Station 1 mile
- Aspley Guise Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 5.7 miles
Hotels near Aspley Heath Ad
- The Woburn Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- Best Western Moore Place Hotel 3 1 mile
- Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes 4 3.7 miles
- Swan Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Milton Keynes 3 4.1 miles
- Moxy Milton Keynes 4 5.4 miles
- Peartree Lodge Waterside 3 3.9 miles
- Hotel La Tour 4 5.2 miles
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 5.1 miles
- The Broughton Hotel by Greene King Inns 3.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Woburn Abbey Estate 2.7 miles
- Stadium MK Stadium 3.7 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 5 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 5.1 miles
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 5.4 miles
- Howe Park Wood Forest 6 miles
- Stanton Wood Forest 6.1 miles
- Linford Wood Forest 6.1 miles
- Toddington library Library 6.2 miles
- Daytona Karting Recreation 6.3 miles
- Ann's Wood Forest 6.3 miles
- Redbourne College College 6.5 miles