Leighton Buzzard
Built-up area in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.921, -0.661 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 92 25 |
| Population: | 37,469 |
| Dialling code: | 01525 |
Leighton Buzzard is a historic market town in Central Bedfordshire, England, set beside the Grand Union Canal and the River Ouzel. Recorded in the Domesday Book, the centre still shows a mix of Georgian and Victorian streets and serves as a local shopping and commuter hub within easy reach of London and Milton Keynes.
The town is well known for nearby silica sand quarries that have long supplied the glass industry and created lakes and nature reserves, and for the heritage Leighton Buzzard Light Railway, a popular narrow‑gauge attraction. Leighton Buzzard and neighbouring Linslade combine a small‑town community feel with canal boating, waterside walks and a steady programme of local markets and events.
Postcode districts covering Leighton Buzzard
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 8.8 miles
- Northampton 23.4 miles
- Luton 9.6 miles
- High Wycombe 20.5 miles
- Watford 21.1 miles
- Bedford 17.2 miles
- Stevenage 20.1 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 14.2 miles
- St. Albans 18.6 miles
- Aylesbury 9.6 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 21.4 miles
- Dunstable 6.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Leighton-Linslade Parish 0.1 miles
- Leighton-Linslade North Ward 0.6 miles
- Leighton-Linslade West Ward 0.7 miles
- Leighton-Linslade South Ward 0.9 miles
- Heath and Reach Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Eggington Parish 1.7 miles
- Billington Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Heath & Reach Ward 2.6 miles
- Soulbury Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Wing Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Stanbridge Built-up area 3 miles
- Slapton Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Leighton Buzzard
LU7 2PW, LU7 1HR, LU7 3XJ, LU7 4UP, LU7 4YP, LU7 4JT, LU7 4NS, LU7 2XX, LU7 3NY … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 12.9 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 32.3 miles
- Leighton Buzzard Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Cheddington Railway Station 4.4 miles
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 9.2 miles
Hotels near Leighton Buzzard Ad
- The Woburn Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- Swan Hotel 3 5.8 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes 4 6.8 miles
- Moxy Milton Keynes 4 9.1 miles
- Peartree Lodge Waterside 3 8 miles
- Best Western Moore Place Hotel 3 6.5 miles
- Pendley Manor 4 8.5 miles
- Redwings Lodge Dunstable 3 3.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 9 miles
- Hotel La Tour 4 9.4 miles
Schools in Leighton Buzzard
- Beaudesert Lower School Primary
- Brooklands Middle School All ages
- Cedars Upper School Secondary
- Clipstone Brook Lower School Primary
- Greenleas School Primary
- Heathwood Lower School Primary
- Leedon Lower School Primary
- Leighton Middle School All ages
- Linslade Lower School Primary
- Linslade School All ages
- Oak Bank School Special
- Pulford C of E VA Lower School Primary
- Southcott Lower School Primary
- The Mary Bassett Lower School Primary
- The Rushmere Park Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Ann's Wood Forest 4.6 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 5.1 miles
- Toddington library Library 5.8 miles
- Stadium MK Stadium 6.8 miles
- Howe Park Wood Forest 7.8 miles
- Pendley Manor Estate 8.5 miles
- Shenley Wood Forest 8.9 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 9.1 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 9.2 miles
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 9.3 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 9.6 miles
- Redbourne College College 9.7 miles