Woburn Sands
Built-up area in Milton Keynes, England
| Coordinates: | 52.019, -0.654 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 92 36 |
| Population: | 5,074 |
| Dialling code: | 01908 (Milton Keynes) |
Woburn Sands is a small town on the southern edge of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England, taking its name from the local Woburn Sands geological deposits that give the area its sandy soil. It has a compact, village-like centre with a stretch of independent shops and traditional pubs, and a history shaped in part by 19th-century development linked to the coming of the railway.
The town has its own station on the Marston Vale Line between Bletchley and Bedford, so many residents commute into Milton Keynes or beyond; economically it’s largely residential with small local businesses and an active community life, and socially it tends to retain a distinct, village character despite being absorbed into the wider Milton Keynes urban area.
Postcode districts covering Woburn Sands
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Northampton 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Luton 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Bedford 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Stevenage 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Hemel Hempstead 20 miles32.2 km
- St. Albans 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Aylesbury 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Welwyn Garden City 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Dunstable 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Wellingborough 19.9 miles32 km
- Bletchley 4.1 miles6.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Aspley Guise Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Wavendon Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Danesborough & Walton Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Aspley Heath Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Walton Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bow Brickhill Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Hulcote and Salford Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Monkston Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Husborne Crawley Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Broughton Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Woburn Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Woburn Sands
MK17 8SG, MK17 8GG, MK17 8SR, MK17 8FP, MK17 8FJ, MK17 8QX, MK17 8GP, MK17 8GT, MK17 8SL … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 15.7 miles25.3 km
- London Heathrow Airport 38.8 miles62.4 km
- Woburn Sands Railway Station 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Aspley Guise Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 5.2 miles8.3 km
Hotels near Woburn Sands Ad
- The Woburn Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Best Western Moore Place Hotel 3 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Milton Keynes 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Swan Hotel 3 3 miles4.8 km
- Moxy Milton Keynes 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Hotel La Tour 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Peartree Lodge Waterside 3 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Mitchell Hall 4.1 miles6.6 km
Local points of interest
- Stadium MK Stadium 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 4.4 miles7 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Linford Wood Forest 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Stanton Wood Forest 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Daytona Karting Recreation 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Howe Park Wood Forest 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Shenley Wood Forest 6.2 miles10 km
- Redbourne College College 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Ann's Wood Forest 6.8 miles11 km