Houghton Conquest & Haynes
Ward in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.066, -0.442 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 06 42 |
| Dialling code: | 01234 (Bedford) |
Houghton Conquest & Haynes sit in the largely rural south-west of Central Bedfordshire, England, made up of small villages, farmland and patches of Greensand countryside. The area feels quintessentially villagey - hedgerows, village greens, a handful of pubs and parish halls - while offering reasonable road and rail access for commuters heading to Bedford or Milton Keynes.
Locally there are old stone churches and country-house remnants that hint at a long history, the nearby ruin of Houghton House being a notable landmark often linked with John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. The economy is still dominated by agriculture and local services, but community life is lively with sports clubs, village events and small-scale enterprises keeping the social fabric close-knit.
Postcode districts covering Houghton Conquest & Haynes
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 13.3 miles
- Northampton 21.9 miles
- Luton 11.8 miles
- Bedford 5 miles
- Stevenage 15.5 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 21.7 miles
- St. Albans 22.2 miles
- Aylesbury 23.3 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 20.9 miles
- Dunstable 13 miles
- Wellingborough 19.8 miles
- Bletchley 13.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wilstead Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Wilshamstead Parish 0.9 miles
- Houghton Conquest Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Haynes Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Wixams Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Wixams & Wilstead Ward 2.3 miles
- Cotton End Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Kempston Hardwick Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Maulden Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Clophill Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Elstow Parish 3 miles
- Stewartby Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Houghton Conquest & Haynes
MK45 3PW, MK45 3JX, MK45 3JY, MK45 3PB, MK45 3PL, MK42 6GP, MK45 3QD, MK45 3PZ, MK45 3GG … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 13.6 miles
- Stansted Airport 31.4 miles
- Kempston Hardwick Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Stewartby Railway Station 3.4 miles
Hotels near Houghton Conquest & Haynes Ad
- The Knife and Cleaver 1.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 3.2 miles
- The White Hart 4 3.2 miles
- The George 2.7 miles
- Verve Hotel 4 5.5 miles
- Embankment Hotel 4 4.8 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 4.8 miles
- Albero Bedrooms 4.9 miles
- d'Parys 5.4 miles
- Premier Inn Bedford South 3 3.8 miles
Schools in Houghton Conquest & Haynes
- Haynes Lower School Primary
- Houghton Conquest Lower School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 3.6 miles
- Redbourne College College 4 miles
- Wrest House Estate 4.2 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 4.3 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 4.7 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 8.7 miles
- Toddington library Library 9 miles
- British School Museum Museum 10.9 miles
- Putteridge Bury Estate 11.2 miles
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 12.6 miles
- Stadium MK Stadium 13 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 13.1 miles