Shefford is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, four miles south-west of the town of Biggleswade, nine miles south-east of the major town of Bedford, and 37 miles north of London. Shefford lies three miles north of the Hertfordshire border. Shefford falls within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the SG17 postcode district. The post town for Shefford is Shefford.
Shefford is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Central Bedfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Bedfordshire |
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Historic County | Bedfordshire |
Administrative County | Central Bedfordshire |
Shefford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Bedfordshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Bedfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Shefford is SG17 5DB.
Shefford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SG17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SG17 postcode district.
The post town for Shefford is Shefford. Shefford is in the SG17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shefford.
The centre of Shefford is located at position 52.03872° latitude and -0.33402° longitude.
Latitude | 52.03872° |
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Longitude | -0.33402° |
The centre of Shefford is located at the grid reference easting 514368 and northing 239122 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 514368 |
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Northing | 239122 |
Position of Shefford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shefford to the centre of the town.
Position of Shefford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shefford to the centre of the city.