Cranfield
Built-up area in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.071, -0.614 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 95 42 |
| Population: | 5,369 |
| Dialling code: | 01908 (Milton Keynes) |
Cranfield is a village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, England, sitting on the southern fringe of the county between Bedford and Milton Keynes. It retains the feel of a traditional Bedfordshire village surrounded by farmland, but its location and facilities give it a more varied character than many rural settlements.
The village is best known for Cranfield University, a postgraduate research-led institution specialising in aeronautics, engineering, energy and environmental sciences that grew out of the post-war RAF Cranfield base. The adjacent Cranfield Airport and business park have created a local economy centred on aerospace and technology, and the mix of students, researchers and long-standing residents gives the community an unusually international and innovation-focused social life.
Postcode districts covering Cranfield
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Northampton 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Luton 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Bedford 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Stevenage 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Hemel Hempstead 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Aylesbury 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Kettering 23 miles37.1 km
- Kettering Town 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Dunstable 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Wellingborough 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Bletchley 7.7 miles12.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Cranfield & Marston Moretaine Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- North Crawley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Hulcote and Salford Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Marston Moreteyne Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Marston Moretaine Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Brogborough Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Chicheley Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Moulsoe Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Lidlington Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Broughton Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Astwood Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Hardmead Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Cranfield
MK43 0SS, MK43 0GH, MK43 0BY, MK43 0SU, MK43 0BD, MK43 0HG, MK43 0AJ, MK43 0FZ, MK43 0FX … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Stansted Airport 38.3 miles61.7 km
- Lidlington Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
- Ridgmont Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 7.2 miles11.6 km
Hotels in Cranfield Ad
Schools in Cranfield
- Cranfield C of E Academy Primary
- Holywell School All ages
Local points of interest
- Theatre MK Theatre 6 miles9.7 km
- Redbourne College College 6 miles9.7 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Linford Wood Forest 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Stadium MK Stadium 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Stanton Wood Forest 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Moot Hall Museum 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 7.5 miles12 km
- Daytona Karting Recreation 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Shenley Wood Forest 8.8 miles14.1 km