Totternhoe
Built-up area in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.883, -0.569 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 98 21 |
| Population: | 982 |
| Dialling code: | 01525 (Leighton Buzzard) |
Totternhoe is a small village in Central Bedfordshire, England, tucked against the chalk escarpment of the Chiltern Hills and just beneath the skyline of the Dunstable Downs. The local landscape is dominated by steep chalk slopes and a notable disused quarry, Totternhoe Quarry, now a nature reserve and SSSI celebrated for its species-rich chalk grassland, geological exposures and fine views over the Vale of Aylesbury.
Historically the village is best known for Totternhoe Stone, a hard chalky limestone quarried here from medieval times and used in important buildings such as Westminster Abbey. The knoll above the village carries earthworks of an old castle and the settlement retains a strong rural character with farming, a close‑knit village community and the kind of local amenities and events typical of small Bedfordshire villages, while many residents commute to nearby towns for work.
Postcode districts covering Totternhoe
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Luton 5.6 miles9 km
- Harrow 22.3 miles36 km
- High Wycombe 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Watford 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Bedford 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Stevenage 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Hemel Hempstead 9.9 miles16 km
- St. Albans 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Aylesbury 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Welwyn Garden City 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Cheshunt 24.9 miles40 km
Neighbouring places
- Eaton Bray Parish 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Eaton Bray and Edlesborough Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Dunstable North Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Dunstable Central Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Dunstable West Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Tilsworth Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Stanbridge Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Dunstable Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Thorn Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Edlesborough Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Houghton Regis West Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Whipsnade Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Totternhoe
LU6 1QU, LU6 1QL, LU6 1QS, LU6 1RJ, LU6 1QH, LU6 1QF, LU6 1QJ, LU6 1RE, LU6 1RQ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 8.6 miles13.8 km
- London Heathrow Airport 28.9 miles46.5 km
- Cheddington Railway Station 4.3 miles7 km
- Leagrave railway station 4.9 miles8 km
Hotels near Totternhoe Ad
- Pendley Manor 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Luton Airport 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Sadie Best Western Hotel Luton 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Hastings House Luton - Inhabit Short Stays 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Woburn Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Hampton by Hilton London Luton Airport 3 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Holiday Inn London - Luton Airport 3 8 miles12.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express London Luton Airport 3 8.1 miles13 km
- Redwings Lodge Dunstable 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Haven Homes - Central Luton Studio Apartments 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
Schools in Totternhoe
- Totternhoe C of E Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Toddington library Library 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Beechwood House Estate 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Pendley Manor Estate 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 7 miles11.2 km
- Luton Hoo Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Putteridge Bury Estate 8.5 miles13.8 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Ann's Wood Forest 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.3 miles15 km
- Redbourne College College 9.9 miles16 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 10.4 miles16.7 km