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Where is Sharpenhoe?

Sharpenhoe is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, three miles south-east of the town of Flitwick, six miles north of the major town of Luton, and 34 miles north-west of London. Sharpenhoe lies two miles north-west of the Hertfordshire border. Sharpenhoe falls within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the MK45 postcode district. The post town for Sharpenhoe is Bedford.

Sharpenhoe on a map

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

Which county is Sharpenhoe in?

Sharpenhoe is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Central Bedfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyBedfordshire
Historic CountyBedfordshire
Administrative CountyCentral Bedfordshire

Where is Sharpenhoe in Bedfordshire?

Sharpenhoe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Bedfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Bedfordshire.

Map showing location of Sharpenhoe within Bedfordshire
Location of Sharpenhoe within Bedfordshire

What is the postcode for Sharpenhoe?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Sharpenhoe is MK45 4SG.

Where is Sharpenhoe in MK45?

Sharpenhoe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the MK45 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the MK45 postcode district.

Map showing location of Sharpenhoe within MK45
Location of Sharpenhoe within MK45

What is the post town for Sharpenhoe?

The post town for Sharpenhoe is Bedford. Sharpenhoe is in the MK45 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bedford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Sharpenhoe?

The centre of Sharpenhoe is located at position 51.96445° latitude and -0.45507° longitude.

Latitude51.96445°
Longitude-0.45507°

What is the easting and northing of Sharpenhoe?

The centre of Sharpenhoe is located at the grid reference easting 506241 and northing 230679 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting506241
Northing230679

What are the nearest towns to Sharpenhoe?

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

south-east
3m
Sharpenhoe is 3 miles south-east of Flitwick
north-east
5m
Sharpenhoe is 5 miles north-east of Houghton Regis
south
5m
Sharpenhoe is 5 miles south of Ampthill
north-east
6m
Sharpenhoe is 6 miles north-east of Dunstable
north
6m
Sharpenhoe is 6 miles north of Luton
east
7m
Sharpenhoe is 7 miles east of Woburn
south-west
7m
Sharpenhoe is 7 miles south-west of Shefford
west
8m
Sharpenhoe is 8 miles west of Hitchin
south
9m
Sharpenhoe is 9 miles south of Wixams
east
9m
Sharpenhoe is 9 miles east of Woburn Sands

What are the nearest cities to Sharpenhoe?

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

east
14m
Sharpenhoe is 14 miles east of Milton Keynes
north
15m
Sharpenhoe is 15 miles north of St Albans
south-west
30m
Sharpenhoe is 30 miles south-west of Cambridge
north-west
35m
Sharpenhoe is 35 miles north-west of London
north-west
35m
Sharpenhoe is 35 miles north-west of City of London
north-west
35m
Sharpenhoe is 35 miles north-west of City of Westminster
north-east
37m
Sharpenhoe is 37 miles north-east of Oxford
west
43m
Sharpenhoe is 43 miles west of Chelmsford
south-west
43m
Sharpenhoe is 43 miles south-west of Ely
south
43m
Sharpenhoe is 43 miles south of Peterborough