Ickwell
Built-up area in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.097, -0.323 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 14 45 |
| Dialling code: | 01767 (Sandy) |
Ickwell is a small rural village in Central Bedfordshire, England, set amid arable fields and traditional hedgerows a short distance from the market towns of Biggleswade and Sandy. The settlement is centred on a village green and retains a number of historic cottages and a country house that reflect its long agricultural past.
The village is best known locally for its long‑running maypole and May Day celebrations on the green, a community tradition that still attracts residents and visitors; today the economy remains largely agricultural with many people commuting to nearby towns, while a lively parish scene and regular events give Ickwell a close‑knit, village character.
Postcode districts covering Ickwell
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Luton 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Cambridge 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Bedford 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Stevenage 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Hemel Hempstead 24.6 miles39.6 km
- St. Albans 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Welwyn Garden City 20.8 miles33.6 km
- Dunstable 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Wellingborough 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Bletchley 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 18.5 miles29.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Northill Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Old Warden Parish 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Upper Caldecote Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Broom Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Beeston Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Southill Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Moggerhanger Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Sandy Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Biggleswade West Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Biggleswade Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Cople Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Blunham Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Ickwell
SG18 9EH, SG18 9EE, SG18 9EN, SG18 9EL, SG18 9EF, SG18 9EW, SG18 9ED, SG18 9EG
Transport links
- Luton Airport 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Stansted Airport 27.9 miles44.9 km
- Sandy Railway Station 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Biggleswade Railway Station 2.7 miles4.4 km
Hotels near Ickwell Ad
- The Crown Pub, Dining & Rooms 5 miles8.1 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 5 miles8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Willows Training Centre 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The White Hart 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- D'parys 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Stratton Cottage Guesthouse 5 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Verve Hotel 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Eaton Oak 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 8.2 miles13.3 km
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Wrest House Estate 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Redbourne College College 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 9.3 miles14.9 km
- British School Museum Museum 10.6 miles17 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 12 miles19.3 km
- Putteridge Bury Estate 13 miles21 km
- Toddington library Library 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 14 miles22.5 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 15.2 miles24.4 km