Kempston is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, two miles south-west of the major town of Bedford, and 44 miles north of London. Kempston lies four miles north-east of the Buckinghamshire border. Kempston falls within the unitary authority of Bedford. It is in the MK42 postcode district. The post town for Kempston is Bedford.
Kempston is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Bedford.
Ceremonial County | Bedfordshire |
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Historic County | Bedfordshire |
Administrative County | Bedford |
Kempston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Bedfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Bedfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Kempston is MK42 7LW.
Kempston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the MK42 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the MK42 postcode district.
The post town for Kempston is Bedford. Kempston is in the MK42 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bedford.
The centre of Kempston is located at position 52.11595° latitude and -0.50058° longitude.
Latitude | 52.11595° |
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Longitude | -0.50058° |
The centre of Kempston is located at the grid reference easting 502767 and northing 247464 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 502767 |
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Northing | 247464 |
Position of Kempston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Kempston to the centre of the town.
Position of Kempston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Kempston to the centre of the city.