Hockliffe
Built-up area in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.929, -0.583 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 97 26 |
| Population: | 823 |
| Dialling code: | 01525 (Leighton Buzzard) |
Hockliffe is a small village in Central Bedfordshire, sited beside the old north–south route of Watling Street (the A5) and set in predominantly agricultural countryside. Its roadside position gave it a historic role as a coaching stop, and it sits within easy reach of market towns such as Leighton Buzzard and the newer centre of Milton Keynes, with the rolling Chiltern Hills and wider Bedfordshire landscape close by.
Today Hockliffe retains a rural character, with farming, small local businesses and a village community that looks to nearby towns for shops, rail links and many services. The settlement’s history tied to transport and coaching still shapes its identity as a compact roadside community, while local events and facilities reflect the social rhythms typical of Bedfordshire villages.
Postcode districts covering Hockliffe
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Northampton 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Luton 6.6 miles10.6 km
- High Wycombe 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Watford 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Bedford 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Stevenage 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Hemel Hempstead 13.1 miles21 km
- St. Albans 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Aylesbury 12.4 miles20 km
- Welwyn Garden City 18.6 miles30 km
- Dunstable 4 miles6.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Heath & Reach Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Tebworth Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Battlesden Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Tilsworth Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Chalgrave Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Stanbridge Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Eggington Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Thorn Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Toddington Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Milton Bryan Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Leighton-Linslade North Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Houghton Regis West Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Hockliffe
LU7 9LW, LU7 9LX, LU7 9TH, LU7 9HN, LU7 9NN, LU7 9LY, LU7 9NS, LU7 9RQ, LU7 9LL … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 9.9 miles15.9 km
- London Heathrow Airport 32.1 miles51.6 km
- Leighton Buzzard Railway Station 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Harlington Railway Station 4.4 miles7 km
Hotels near Hockliffe Ad
- The Woburn Hotel 4 4.4 miles7 km
- Redwings Lodge Dunstable 3 0.1 miles0.1 km
- The White Hart 4 8 miles13 km
- Best Western Moore Place Hotel 3 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Swan Hotel 3 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Luton Airport 4 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Sadie Best Western Hotel Luton 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Pendley Manor 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Hastings House Luton - Inhabit Short Stays 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
Schools in Hockliffe
- Hockliffe Lower School Primary
Local points of interest
- Toddington library Library 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Redbourne College College 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Ann's Wood Forest 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Stadium MK Stadium 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Beechwood House Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Putteridge Bury Estate 9 miles14.5 km
- Wrest House Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Pendley Manor Estate 9.2 miles14.7 km