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Where is Shortstown?

Shortstown is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, two miles north-east of the town of Wixams, two miles south-east of the major town of Bedford, and 43 miles north of London. Shortstown falls within the unitary authority of Bedford. It is in the MK42 postcode district. The post town for Shortstown is Bedford.

Shortstown on a map

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

Which county is Shortstown in?

Shortstown is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Bedford.

Ceremonial CountyBedfordshire
Historic CountyBedfordshire
Administrative CountyBedford

Where is Shortstown in Bedfordshire?

Shortstown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Bedfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Bedfordshire.

Map showing location of Shortstown within Bedfordshire
Location of Shortstown within Bedfordshire

What is the postcode for Shortstown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shortstown is MK42 0UR.

Where is Shortstown in MK42?

Shortstown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the MK42 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the MK42 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shortstown within MK42
Location of Shortstown within MK42

What is the post town for Shortstown?

The post town for Shortstown is Bedford. Shortstown is in the MK42 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bedford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shortstown?

The centre of Shortstown is located at position 52.11048° latitude and -0.4309° longitude.

Latitude52.11048°
Longitude-0.4309°

What is the easting and northing of Shortstown?

The centre of Shortstown is located at the grid reference easting 507551 and northing 246955 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting507551
Northing246955

What are the nearest towns to Shortstown?

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

north-east
2m
Shortstown is 2 miles north-east of Wixams
south-east
2m
Shortstown is 2 miles south-east of Bedford
east
3m
Shortstown is 3 miles east of Kempston
north-east
6m
Shortstown is 6 miles north-east of Ampthill
west
6m
Shortstown is 6 miles west of Sandy
north-west
6m
Shortstown is 6 miles north-west of Shefford
west
7m
Shortstown is 7 miles west of Biggleswade
north
8m
Shortstown is 8 miles north of Flitwick
west
9m
Shortstown is 9 miles west of Potton
south-west
11m
Shortstown is 11 miles south-west of St Neots

What are the nearest cities to Shortstown?

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

east
15m
Shortstown is 15 miles east of Milton Keynes
west
24m
Shortstown is 24 miles west of Cambridge
north
25m
Shortstown is 25 miles north of St Albans
south
33m
Shortstown is 33 miles south of Peterborough
south-west
36m
Shortstown is 36 miles south-west of Ely
north-east
43m
Shortstown is 43 miles north-east of Oxford
north
44m
Shortstown is 44 miles north of London
north
44m
Shortstown is 44 miles north of City of London
north
44m
Shortstown is 44 miles north of City of Westminster
north-west
46m
Shortstown is 46 miles north-west of Chelmsford

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