Battlesden
Parish in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.945, -0.592 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 96 28 |
| Dialling code: | 01525 (Leighton Buzzard) |
Battlesden is a very small, rural parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, in England, set among rolling arable fields and hedgerows typical of the Bedfordshire countryside. The hamlet itself is tiny and dispersed, with few services on site, and lies within easy reach of towns such as Leighton Buzzard and the historic estate town of Woburn, while Milton Keynes is within commuting distance.
Historically the parish grew round a manor and estate whose house and landscaped park once dominated the area; much of the architecture has gone but parkland features and earthworks hint at that past. Today the local economy is largely agricultural with a modest commuter population, and the community is small and close‑knit, relying on neighbouring towns for shops, schools and most services.
Postcode districts covering Battlesden
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Northampton 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Luton 7.4 miles11.8 km
- High Wycombe 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Watford 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Bedford 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Stevenage 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Hemel Hempstead 14.2 miles22.9 km
- St. Albans 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Aylesbury 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Welwyn Garden City 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Dunstable 5.1 miles8.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Heath & Reach Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Hockliffe Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Milton Bryan Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Tebworth Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Potsgrove Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Eggington Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Chalgrave Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Tilsworth Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Toddington Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Stanbridge Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Leighton-Linslade North Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Heath and Reach Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Battlesden
Transport links
- Luton Airport 10.7 miles17.2 km
- London Heathrow Airport 33.2 miles53.5 km
- Leighton Buzzard Railway Station 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Harlington Railway Station 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 9.9 miles15.9 km
Hotels near Battlesden Ad
- The Woburn Hotel 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Redwings Lodge Dunstable 3 1.1 miles1.8 km
- The White Hart 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Best Western Moore Place Hotel 3 5 miles8 km
- Swan Hotel 3 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Moxy Milton Keynes 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Peartree Lodge Waterside 3 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Milton Keynes 3 8.8 miles14.1 km
Local points of interest
- Toddington library Library 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Redbourne College College 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Ann's Wood Forest 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Stadium MK Stadium 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 8 miles12.9 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Wrest House Estate 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Howe Park Wood Forest 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 9.5 miles15.4 km