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 miles8 km
- Northampton 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Luton 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Bedford 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Stevenage 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Hemel Hempstead 18.9 miles30.5 km
- St. Albans 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Aylesbury 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Welwyn Garden City 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Dunstable 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Wellingborough 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Bletchley 4 miles6.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Aspley Guise Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Woburn Sands Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Danesborough & Walton Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Woburn Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bow Brickhill Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Wavendon Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Little Brickhill Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Husborne Crawley Parish 2 miles3.1 km
- Walton Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Aspley & Woburn Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Monkston Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Hulcote and Salford Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Aspley Heath
MK17 8TS, MK17 8PA, MK17 8TW, MK17 8QU, MK17 8TG, MK17 8QR, MK17 8TH, MK17 8TP, MK17 8TT … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 14.9 miles24 km
- London Heathrow Airport 37.7 miles60.7 km
- Woburn Sands Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Aspley Guise Railway Station 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 5.7 miles9.2 km
Hotels near Aspley Heath Ad
- The Woburn Hotel 4 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Best Western Moore Place Hotel 3 1 mile1.7 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Swan Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Milton Keynes 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Moxy Milton Keynes 4 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Peartree Lodge Waterside 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Hotel La Tour 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Delta Hotels Milton Keynes 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
Local points of interest
- Woburn Abbey Estate 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Stadium MK Stadium 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 5 miles8.1 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Howe Park Wood Forest 6 miles9.6 km
- Stanton Wood Forest 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Linford Wood Forest 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Toddington library Library 6.2 miles10 km
- Daytona Karting Recreation 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Ann's Wood Forest 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Redbourne College College 6.5 miles10.4 km