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Where is Stanford?

Stanford is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, two miles north-east of the town of Shefford, nine miles south-east of the major town of Bedford, and 38 miles north of London. Stanford lies four miles north of the Hertfordshire border. Stanford falls within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the SG18 postcode district. The post town for Stanford is Biggleswade.

Stanford on a map

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

Which county is Stanford in?

Stanford 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 Stanford in Bedfordshire?

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

Map showing location of Stanford within Bedfordshire
Location of Stanford within Bedfordshire

What is the postcode for Stanford?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Stanford is SG18 9JN.

Where is Stanford in SG18?

Stanford is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SG18 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SG18 postcode district.

Map showing location of Stanford within SG18
Location of Stanford within SG18

What is the post town for Stanford?

The post town for Stanford is Biggleswade. Stanford is in the SG18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Biggleswade.

What is the latitude and longitude of Stanford?

The centre of Stanford is located at position 52.05547° latitude and -0.30363° longitude.

Latitude52.05547°
Longitude-0.30363°

What is the easting and northing of Stanford?

The centre of Stanford is located at the grid reference easting 516409 and northing 241034 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting516409
Northing241034

What are the nearest towns to Stanford?

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

north-east
2m
Stanford is 2 miles north-east of Shefford
south-west
3m
Stanford is 3 miles south-west of Biggleswade
north-west
4m
Stanford is 4 miles north-west of Stotfold
south
5m
Stanford is 5 miles south of Sandy
north-west
6m
Stanford is 6 miles north-west of Letchworth
south-west
6m
Stanford is 6 miles south-west of Potton
north-west
7m
Stanford is 7 miles north-west of Baldock
east
7m
Stanford is 7 miles east of Wixams
north
7m
Stanford is 7 miles north of Hitchin
east
8m
Stanford is 8 miles east of Ampthill

What are the nearest cities to Stanford?

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

east
19m
Stanford is 19 miles east of Milton Keynes
south-west
21m
Stanford is 21 miles south-west of Cambridge
north
21m
Stanford is 21 miles north of St Albans
south-west
34m
Stanford is 34 miles south-west of Ely
south
36m
Stanford is 36 miles south of Peterborough
north
38m
Stanford is 38 miles north of City of London
north
39m
Stanford is 39 miles north of London
north
39m
Stanford is 39 miles north of City of Westminster
north-west
40m
Stanford is 40 miles north-west of Chelmsford
north-east
46m
Stanford is 46 miles north-east of Oxford