Shefford
Built-up area in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.037, -0.333 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 14 38 |
| Population: | 10,816 |
Shefford is a small market town in Central Bedfordshire, set where the gentle valley of the River Flit runs through the Bedfordshire countryside. Its town centre combines traditional shops and pubs with pockets of Victorian and later housing, and the surrounding landscape of fields and lanes makes it popular with people wanting easy access to rural walks while still being within reach of larger towns.
Historically rooted in agriculture and local trade, Shefford expanded through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and today has a mixed local economy of small businesses, services and many residents who commute to nearby centres such as Bedford or even to London. The town retains an active community feel with clubs, schools and local events that reflect its small‑town character.
Postcode districts covering Shefford
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 17.8 miles
- Luton 10.8 miles
- Cambridge 22.9 miles
- Bedford 8.9 miles
- Stevenage 11 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 20.5 miles
- St. Albans 19.6 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 17 miles
- Dunstable 13.2 miles
- Wellingborough 24.3 miles
- Bletchley 17.6 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 16.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Campton Built-up area 1 mile
- Clifton Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Chicksands Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Meppershall Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Campton and Chicksands Parish 1.5 miles
- Clifton, Henlow & Langford Ward 1.8 miles
- Southill Built-up area 2 miles
- Henlow Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Lower Stondon Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Stondon Parish 2.5 miles
- Upper Gravenhurst Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Langford Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Shefford
SG17 5FJ, SG17 5TX, SG17 5YS, SG17 5DU, SG17 5XA, SG17 5UN, SG17 5DQ, SG17 5FY, SG17 5AH … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 11.3 miles
- Stansted Airport 26.4 miles
- Arlesey Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Biggleswade Railway Station 4.5 miles
Hotels near Shefford Ad
- The Crown Pub, Dining & Rooms 2.1 miles
- The White Hart 4 6.8 miles
- Champneys Henlow 2.1 miles
- Letchworth Hall 4 6.8 miles
- The Farmhouse at Redcoats 4 8.6 miles
- The Fox at Willian 4 7.1 miles
- The Broadway Hotel 5.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 7.8 miles
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 7.4 miles
- Stratton Cottage Guesthouse 5 4.6 miles
Schools in Shefford
- Robert Bloomfield Academy All ages
- Samuel Whitbread Academy Secondary
- Shefford Lower School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wrest House Estate 3.9 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 4.5 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 6.6 miles
- British School Museum Museum 6.7 miles
- Redbourne College College 7.1 miles
- Moot Hall Museum 8 miles
- Putteridge Bury Estate 8.9 miles
- Toddington library Library 10.4 miles
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 11.3 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 11.7 miles
- Broadhall Way Stadium 11.7 miles
- Luton Hoo Estate 13.2 miles