Clifton
Built-up area in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.037, -0.304 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 16 38 |
Clifton is a small, mainly rural village in the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire in England, set in the gently rolling countryside typical of Bedfordshire. It retains an agricultural feel with a scattering of historic buildings and traditional cottages, and the village core includes the kinds of features you expect in an English parish such as a church and village hall that reflect its long-standing local character.
Social life is centred on community events and local groups, while economically many households combine farming or small local businesses with commuting to nearby towns such as Bedford and Luton, and further afield to London for work. The result is a quiet, close-knit place that benefits from rural tranquillity yet remains within easy reach of larger services and transport links.
Postcode districts covering Clifton
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 19 miles30.6 km
- Luton 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Cambridge 21.8 miles35 km
- Bedford 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Stevenage 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Hemel Hempstead 21 miles33.7 km
- St. Albans 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Welwyn Garden City 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Cheshunt 24.9 miles40.2 km
- Dunstable 14 miles22.6 km
- Bletchley 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 18.1 miles29.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Clifton, Henlow & Langford Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Henlow Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Shefford Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Langford Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Southill Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Meppershall Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Campton Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Lower Stondon Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Arlesey Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Stondon Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Broom Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Chicksands Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Clifton
SG17 5RL, SG17 5GT, SG17 5JH, SG17 5ET, SG17 5PS, SG17 5HR, SG17 5EG, SG17 5HW, SG17 5HX … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Stansted Airport 25.2 miles40.6 km
- Arlesey Railway Station 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Biggleswade Railway Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
Hotels near Clifton Ad
- The Crown Pub, Dining & Rooms 1 mile1.6 km
- Champneys Henlow 1 mile1.5 km
- The Fox at Willian 4 6.4 miles10.2 km
- The Broadway Hotel 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Farmhouse at Redcoats 4 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Letchworth Hall 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The White Hart 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Redwings Lodge Baldock 3 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Stratton Cottage Guesthouse 5 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 8.8 miles14.2 km
Schools in Clifton
- Clifton All Saints Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Wrest House Estate 5 miles8.1 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 5.7 miles9.2 km
- British School Museum Museum 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Redbourne College College 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Moot Hall Museum 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Putteridge Bury Estate 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Broadhall Way Stadium 11.2 miles18 km
- Toddington library Library 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 12.4 miles20 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 12.9 miles20.8 km