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Where is Cranfield?

Cranfield is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, four miles north-east of the town of Woburn Sands, seven miles east of the major town of Milton Keynes, and 43 miles north-west of London. Cranfield lies roughly one mile north-east of the Buckinghamshire border. Cranfield falls within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the MK43 postcode district. The post town for Cranfield is Bedford.

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

Which county is Cranfield in?

Cranfield 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 Cranfield in Bedfordshire?

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

Map showing location of Cranfield within Bedfordshire
Location of Cranfield within Bedfordshire

What is the postcode for Cranfield?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cranfield is MK43 0HY.

Where is Cranfield in MK43?

Cranfield is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the MK43 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the MK43 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cranfield within MK43
Location of Cranfield within MK43

What is the post town for Cranfield?

The post town for Cranfield is Bedford. Cranfield is in the MK43 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bedford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cranfield?

The centre of Cranfield is located at position 52.06964° latitude and -0.60774° longitude.

Latitude52.06964°
Longitude-0.60774°

What is the easting and northing of Cranfield?

The centre of Cranfield is located at the grid reference easting 495528 and northing 242166 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting495528
Northing242166

What are the nearest towns to Cranfield?

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

north-east
4m
Cranfield is 4 miles north-east of Woburn Sands
east
5m
Cranfield is 5 miles east of Newport Pagnell
north-west
6m
Cranfield is 6 miles north-west of Ampthill
south-west
6m
Cranfield is 6 miles south-west of Kempston
north
6m
Cranfield is 6 miles north of Woburn
west
6m
Cranfield is 6 miles west of Wixams
north-west
7m
Cranfield is 7 miles north-west of Flitwick
south-east
7m
Cranfield is 7 miles south-east of Olney
south-west
8m
Cranfield is 8 miles south-west of Bedford
north-east
8m
Cranfield is 8 miles north-east of Bletchley

What are the nearest cities to Cranfield?

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

east
7m
Cranfield is 7 miles east of Milton Keynes
north-west
25m
Cranfield is 25 miles north-west of St Albans
west
32m
Cranfield is 32 miles west of Cambridge
north-east
35m
Cranfield is 35 miles north-east of Oxford
south-west
38m
Cranfield is 38 miles south-west of Peterborough
south-west
43m
Cranfield is 43 miles south-west of Ely
north-west
44m
Cranfield is 44 miles north-west of London
north-west
44m
Cranfield is 44 miles north-west of City of London
north-west
44m
Cranfield is 44 miles north-west of City of Westminster
south-east
45m
Cranfield is 45 miles south-east of Coventry

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