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 miles
- Luton 11.4 miles
- Cambridge 21.8 miles
- Bedford 9.7 miles
- Stevenage 10.4 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 21 miles
- St. Albans 19.6 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 16.7 miles
- Cheshunt 24.9 miles
- Dunstable 14 miles
- Bletchley 18.8 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 18.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Clifton, Henlow & Langford Ward 0.6 miles
- Henlow Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Shefford Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Langford Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Southill Built-up area 2 miles
- Meppershall Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Campton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Lower Stondon Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Arlesey Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Stondon Parish 2.5 miles
- Broom Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Chicksands Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Clifton
SG17 5HH, SG17 5RH, SG17 5EG, SG17 5HN, SG17 5EQ, SG17 5QY, SG17 5HG, SG17 5WA, SG17 5SY … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 11.6 miles
- Stansted Airport 25.2 miles
- Arlesey Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Biggleswade Railway Station 3.8 miles
Hotels near Clifton Ad
- The Crown Pub, Dining & Rooms 1 mile
- Champneys Henlow 1 mile
- Letchworth Hall 4 6.1 miles
- The Fox at Willian 4 6.4 miles
- The Broadway Hotel 5.1 miles
- The Farmhouse at Redcoats 4 8.2 miles
- The White Hart 4 8.1 miles
- Stratton Cottage Guesthouse 5 3.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 8.8 miles
- Days Inn Stevenage North 3 4.6 miles
Schools in Clifton
- Clifton All Saints Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Wrest House Estate 5 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 5.7 miles
- British School Museum Museum 6.4 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 7.8 miles
- Redbourne College College 8.4 miles
- Moot Hall Museum 8.9 miles
- Putteridge Bury Estate 9.3 miles
- Broadhall Way Stadium 11.2 miles
- Toddington library Library 11.4 miles
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 11.9 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 12.4 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 12.9 miles