Chicksands
Built-up area in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.041, -0.364 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 12 39 |
| Population: | 1,396 |
Chicksands is a small village and estate in Central Bedfordshire, England, set amid rolling arable countryside and areas of semi-ancient woodland. The medieval Chicksands Priory and neighbouring Chicksands Wood are local landmarks that give the place a notably historic and rural character, while the village sits close to the market town of Shefford and within easy reach of Bedford and Luton.
Historically the area has an unusual military and intelligence connection: nearby RAF Chicksands was a Cold War signals‑intelligence station with a distinctive circular antenna array, and more recently the site has hosted defence intelligence training, which has influenced the local economy and identity. Today it remains a quiet community combining agricultural surroundings, heritage buildings and a continuing link to the UK’s defence and intelligence heritage.
Postcode districts covering Chicksands
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Luton 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Cambridge 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Bedford 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Stevenage 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Hemel Hempstead 20.5 miles33 km
- St. Albans 20 miles32.2 km
- Aylesbury 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Welwyn Garden City 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Dunstable 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Wellingborough 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Bletchley 16.3 miles26.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Campton and Chicksands Parish 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Campton Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Shefford Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Meppershall Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Upper Gravenhurst Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Haynes Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Southill Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Clophill Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Clifton Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Gravenhurst Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Shillington Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Clifton, Henlow & Langford Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Chicksands
SG17 5XQ, SG17 9SR, SG17 5XR, SG17 9SZ, SG17 9TH, SG17 9TX, SG17 9SD, SG17 5TJ, SG17 5XS … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Stansted Airport 27.7 miles44.6 km
- Arlesey Railway Station 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Biggleswade Railway Station 5.3 miles8.6 km
Hotels near Chicksands Ad
- The Crown Pub, Dining & Rooms 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The White Hart 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Champneys Henlow 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Farmhouse at Redcoats 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The Fox at Willian 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Letchworth Hall 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
- The Broadway Hotel 7.2 miles11.5 km
- D'parys 8.3 miles13.3 km
Local points of interest
- Wrest House Estate 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Redbourne College College 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Moot Hall Museum 6.8 miles10.9 km
- British School Museum Museum 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Putteridge Bury Estate 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Toddington library Library 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Broadhall Way Stadium 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Luton Hoo Estate 13.3 miles21.4 km