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Where is Salford?

Salford is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, two miles north of the town of Woburn Sands, five miles east of the major town of Milton Keynes, and 43 miles north-west of London. Salford lies just north-east of the Buckinghamshire border. Salford falls within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the MK17 postcode district. The post town for Salford is Milton Keynes.

Salford on a map

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

Which county is Salford in?

Salford 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 Salford in Bedfordshire?

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

Map showing location of Salford within Bedfordshire
Location of Salford within Bedfordshire

What is the postcode for Salford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Salford is MK17 8BH.

Where is Salford in MK17?

Salford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the MK17 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the MK17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Salford within MK17
Location of Salford within MK17

What is the post town for Salford?

The post town for Salford is Milton Keynes. Salford is in the MK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Milton Keynes.

What is the latitude and longitude of Salford?

The centre of Salford is located at position 52.04432° latitude and -0.63818° longitude.

Latitude52.04432°
Longitude-0.63818°

What is the easting and northing of Salford?

The centre of Salford is located at the grid reference easting 493495 and northing 239311 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting493495
Northing239311

What are the nearest towns to Salford?

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

north
2m
Salford is 2 miles north of Woburn Sands
north
4m
Salford is 4 miles north of Woburn
south-east
5m
Salford is 5 miles south-east of Newport Pagnell
north-east
6m
Salford is 6 miles north-east of Bletchley
west
6m
Salford is 6 miles west of Ampthill
north-west
7m
Salford is 7 miles north-west of Flitwick
south-west
8m
Salford is 8 miles south-west of Kempston
south-west
8m
Salford is 8 miles south-west of Wixams
south
8m
Salford is 8 miles south of Olney
north
9m
Salford is 9 miles north of Leighton Buzzard

What are the nearest cities to Salford?

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

east
5m
Salford is 5 miles east of Milton Keynes
north-west
24m
Salford is 24 miles north-west of St Albans
north-east
33m
Salford is 33 miles north-east of Oxford
west
34m
Salford is 34 miles west of Cambridge
south-west
40m
Salford is 40 miles south-west of Peterborough
north-west
43m
Salford is 43 miles north-west of London
north-west
43m
Salford is 43 miles north-west of City of London
north-west
44m
Salford is 44 miles north-west of City of Westminster
south-east
45m
Salford is 45 miles south-east of Coventry
south-west
45m
Salford is 45 miles south-west of Ely