Leighton-Linslade
Parish in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.92, -0.663 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 92 25 |
| Dialling code: | 01525 (Leighton Buzzard) |
Leighton-Linslade sits on the banks of the River Ouzel and the Grand Union Canal in Central Bedfordshire, formed from the adjoining towns of Leighton Buzzard and Linslade. The area’s flat, sandy soils have driven a long history of sand extraction - still visible in quarries and the heritage narrow‑gauge Leighton Buzzard Light Railway - while canalside towpaths and riverside parks make it popular for walking and boating.
Locally it feels like a traditional market town with a compact centre of independent shops, Georgian and Victorian buildings and regular community events, yet modern commuter links to London and nearby Milton Keynes have shaped a mixed economy of retail, light industry and commuters, giving the town a blend of local heritage and suburban growth.
Postcode districts covering Leighton-Linslade
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Northampton 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Luton 9.7 miles15.6 km
- High Wycombe 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Watford 21 miles33.9 km
- Bedford 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Stevenage 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Hemel Hempstead 14.1 miles22.8 km
- St. Albans 18.6 miles30 km
- Aylesbury 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Welwyn Garden City 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Dunstable 6.5 miles10.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Leighton Buzzard Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Leighton-Linslade West Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Leighton-Linslade North Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Leighton-Linslade South Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Heath and Reach Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Eggington Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Billington Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Soulbury Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Heath & Reach Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Wing Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Slapton Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Stanbridge Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Leighton-Linslade
LU7 3RU, LU7 3RZ, LU7 2PB, LU7 3DY, LU7 6HJ, LU7 3NE, LU7 3YR, LU7 2PN, LU7 2XH … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 12.9 miles20.8 km
- London Heathrow Airport 32.3 miles51.9 km
- Leighton Buzzard Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Cheddington Railway Station 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 9.2 miles14.8 km
Hotels near Leighton-Linslade Ad
- The Woburn Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Swan Hotel 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Moxy Milton Keynes 4 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Pendley Manor 4 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Best Western Moore Place Hotel 3 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Peartree Lodge Waterside 3 8 miles12.9 km
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Redwings Lodge Dunstable 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Hotel La Tour 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
Schools in Leighton-Linslade
- 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
- Vandyke Upper School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Ann's Wood Forest 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Toddington library Library 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Stadium MK Stadium 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Howe Park Wood Forest 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Pendley Manor Estate 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Shenley Wood Forest 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 9.4 miles15 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Daytona Karting Recreation 9.8 miles15.7 km