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Where is Elstow?

Elstow is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, one mile north of the town of Wixams, two miles south of the major town of Bedford, and 43 miles north of London. Elstow lies five miles north-east of the Buckinghamshire border. Elstow falls within the unitary authority of Bedford. It is in the MK42 postcode district. The post town for Elstow is Bedford.

Elstow on a map

Map showing extent of Elstow as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Elstow
Map showing location of Elstow within the UK
Location of Elstow within the UK

Which county is Elstow in?

Elstow is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Bedford.

Ceremonial CountyBedfordshire
Historic CountyBedfordshire
Administrative CountyBedford

Where is Elstow in Bedfordshire?

Elstow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Bedfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Bedfordshire.

Map showing location of Elstow within Bedfordshire
Location of Elstow within Bedfordshire

What is the postcode for Elstow?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Elstow is MK42 9YF.

Where is Elstow in MK42?

Elstow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the MK42 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the MK42 postcode district.

Map showing location of Elstow within MK42
Location of Elstow within MK42

What is the post town for Elstow?

The post town for Elstow is Bedford. Elstow is in the MK42 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bedford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Elstow?

The centre of Elstow is located at position 52.10956° latitude and -0.46582° longitude.

Latitude52.10956°
Longitude-0.46582°

What is the easting and northing of Elstow?

The centre of Elstow is located at the grid reference easting 505162 and northing 246802 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting505162
Northing246802

What are the nearest towns to Elstow?

Position of Elstow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Elstow to the centre of the town.

north
1m
Elstow is 1 mile north of Wixams
east
2m
Elstow is 2 miles east of Kempston
south
2m
Elstow is 2 miles south of Bedford
north
6m
Elstow is 6 miles north of Ampthill
north-west
7m
Elstow is 7 miles north-west of Shefford
north
7m
Elstow is 7 miles north of Flitwick
west
8m
Elstow is 8 miles west of Sandy
west
9m
Elstow is 9 miles west of Biggleswade
north-east
10m
Elstow is 10 miles north-east of Woburn Sands
east
11m
Elstow is 11 miles east of Olney

What are the nearest cities to Elstow?

Position of Elstow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Elstow to the centre of the city.

east
13m
Elstow is 13 miles east of Milton Keynes
north
25m
Elstow is 25 miles north of St Albans
west
26m
Elstow is 26 miles west of Cambridge
south
33m
Elstow is 33 miles south of Peterborough
south-west
37m
Elstow is 37 miles south-west of Ely
north-east
42m
Elstow is 42 miles north-east of Oxford
north
44m
Elstow is 44 miles north of London
north-west
44m
Elstow is 44 miles north-west of City of London
north
45m
Elstow is 45 miles north of City of Westminster
south-east
46m
Elstow is 46 miles south-east of Leicester