Leighton-Linslade
Parish in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.92, -0.663 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 92 25 |
| Dialling code: | 01525 (Leighton Buzzard) |
Leighton-Linslade sits on the banks of the River Ouzel and the Grand Union Canal in Central Bedfordshire, formed from the adjoining towns of Leighton Buzzard and Linslade. The area’s flat, sandy soils have driven a long history of sand extraction - still visible in quarries and the heritage narrow‑gauge Leighton Buzzard Light Railway - while canalside towpaths and riverside parks make it popular for walking and boating.
Locally it feels like a traditional market town with a compact centre of independent shops, Georgian and Victorian buildings and regular community events, yet modern commuter links to London and nearby Milton Keynes have shaped a mixed economy of retail, light industry and commuters, giving the town a blend of local heritage and suburban growth.
Postcode districts covering Leighton-Linslade
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 8.9 miles
- Northampton 23.5 miles
- Luton 9.7 miles
- High Wycombe 20.4 miles
- Watford 21 miles
- Bedford 17.3 miles
- Stevenage 20.2 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 14.1 miles
- St. Albans 18.6 miles
- Aylesbury 9.5 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 21.4 miles
- Dunstable 6.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Leighton Buzzard Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Leighton-Linslade West Ward 0.6 miles
- Leighton-Linslade North Ward 0.7 miles
- Leighton-Linslade South Ward 0.9 miles
- Heath and Reach Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Eggington Parish 1.8 miles
- Billington Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Soulbury Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Heath & Reach Ward 2.7 miles
- Wing Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Slapton Built-up area 3 miles
- Stanbridge Built-up area 3 miles
Example postcodes in Leighton-Linslade
LU7 9SS, LU7 9RP, LU7 3HS, LU7 2XT, LU7 1DS, LU7 3NJ, LU7 1HE, LU7 4RH, LU7 4YH … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 12.9 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 32.3 miles
- Leighton Buzzard Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Cheddington Railway Station 4.3 miles
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 9.2 miles
Hotels near Leighton-Linslade Ad
- The Heath Inn 3 1.9 miles
- The Woburn 4 5 miles
- Swan Hotel 5.9 miles
- The Bell Hotel Woburn 3 5.2 miles
- The Hunt Lodge 0.6 miles
- The Three Horseshoes 3 5.4 miles
- Longs Inn Hotel 3 5.2 miles
- Redwings Lodge Dunstable 3 3.4 miles
- DoubleTree by Hilton Milton Keynes 4 6.9 miles
- The Greyhound Inn Aldbury 4 8.5 miles
Schools in Leighton-Linslade
- Beaudesert Lower School Primary
- Brooklands Middle School All ages
- Cedars Upper School Secondary
- Clipstone Brook Lower School Primary
- Greenleas School Primary
- Heathwood Lower School Primary
- Leedon Lower School Primary
- Leighton Middle School All ages
- Linslade Lower School Primary
- Linslade School All ages
- Oak Bank School Special
- Pulford C of E VA Lower School Primary
- Southcott Lower School Primary
- The Mary Bassett Lower School Primary
- The Rushmere Park Academy Primary
- Vandyke Upper School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Ann's Wood Forest 4.6 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 5.2 miles
- Toddington library Library 5.9 miles
- Stadium MK Stadium 6.9 miles
- Howe Park Wood Forest 7.8 miles
- Pendley Manor Estate 8.4 miles
- Shenley Wood Forest 8.9 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 9.1 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 9.3 miles
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 9.4 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 9.7 miles
- Daytona Karting Recreation 9.8 miles