Silsoe
Parish in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.007, -0.421 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 08 35 |
| Population: | 1,791 |
| Dialling code: | 01462 (Hitchin) |
Silsoe is a village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, lying just north of Ampthill amid rolling Bedfordshire farmland. The parish is best known for the landscaped estate of Wrest Park, with its formal gardens and mansion set in extensive parkland, and a network of public footpaths that make the area popular with walkers and visitors seeking the quiet of the countryside.
Historically the village had a notable research presence - the former Silsoe Research Institute and a satellite campus of Cranfield University shaped the local economy before relocation - but today Silsoe is characterised by a close-knit community, a village hall, sports clubs, a primary school and a handful of pubs and shops, combining rural tranquillity with convenient links to nearby towns.
Postcode districts covering Silsoe
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 14.2 miles
- Northampton 24.9 miles
- Luton 7.8 miles
- Watford 24 miles
- Bedford 9.2 miles
- Stevenage 12.2 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 17.7 miles
- St. Albans 18 miles
- Aylesbury 21.2 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 16.9 miles
- Dunstable 9.4 miles
- Wellingborough 23.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Silsoe Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Gravenhurst Parish 1.5 miles
- Clophill Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Flitton Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe Ward 1.6 miles
- Pulloxhill Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Upper Gravenhurst Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Flitton and Greenfield Parish 1.9 miles
- Greenfield Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Maulden Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Shillington Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Apsley End Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Silsoe
MK45 4EJ, MK45 4GJ, MK45 4HE, MK45 4DG, MK45 4DL, MK45 4QF, MK45 4HL, MK45 4DF, MK45 4GF … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 9.4 miles
- Stansted Airport 29.2 miles
- Flitwick Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Harlington Railway Station 4.4 miles
Hotels near Silsoe Ad
- The George 2.3 miles
- The Knife and Cleaver 4.5 miles
- The Bull Hotel 3 2.7 miles
- The White Hart 4 3.5 miles
- Flitwick Manor Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- Champneys Henlow Hotel 6.1 miles
- The Broadway Hotel 8.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 7.3 miles
- The Woburn 4 8.5 miles
- The Green Man 3 5.8 miles
Schools in Silsoe
- Esland Bedford School Independent - special
- Silsoe C of E VC Lower School Primary
Local points of interest
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 0.3 miles
- Wrest House Estate 0.4 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 2.4 miles
- Redbourne College College 3.4 miles
- Toddington library Library 6.2 miles
- Putteridge Bury Estate 7 miles
- British School Museum Museum 7.5 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 7.6 miles
- Moot Hall Museum 7.8 miles
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 8.5 miles
- Luton Hoo Estate 10.9 miles
- Broadhall Way Stadium 12.6 miles