Dunstable
Dunstable
The old market town of Dunstable is situated in the south of Bedfordshire on the crossroads of two ancient roads, the Icknield Way and Watling Street. It grew up around a monastery founded by King Offa of Mercia in 776 AD
The town was an important coaching stop in the days when Stagecoaches plied their trade between London and Birmingham and beyond. The coming of the railways in the 19th century brought an end to this era but Dunstable remains an important transport hub, lying at the junction of the M1 motorway and the A5 trunk road
Today, Dunstable is a thriving market town with a good selection of shops, restaurants and pubs. It also has a lively calendar of events and festivals
Created: 24 May 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Dunstable
Shopping in Dunstable
Westfield News 164, Westfield Road
Westfield News mall
White Lion Retail Park Dunstable, Bedfordshire
White Lion Retail Park retail park
The Quadrant Dunstable, Bedfordshire
The Quadrant retail park
Co-op Food 37-43, Katherine Drive
Co-op Food supermarket
Tesco Extra Skimpot Road, Dunstable
Tesco Extra supermarket
Lidl Luton Road, Dunstable
Lidl supermarket
Iceland 66, High Street North
Iceland supermarket
Co-op Food 121, Westfield Road
Co-op Food supermarket
Asda Court Drive, Dunstable
Asda supermarket
Downside Supermarket 14, Mayfield Road
Downside Supermarket supermarket
Aldi Church Street, Dunstable
Aldi supermarket
Kopernik Polish Supermarket 17-19, West Street
Kopernik Polish Supermarket supermarket
Sainsbury's Dukeminster Close, Dunstable
Sainsbury's supermarket
Local History around Dunstable
There are some historic monuments around including:
A medieval warren on Dunstable DownsNeolithic enclosure known as Waulud's BankThorn Spring moated site and associated woodbanksWarren Knoll: a motte castle reused as a warrenTotternhoe Castle: a motte and bailey castle, medieval quarries and cultivation terracesSite of Roman villa E of churchMedieval village 100m west of Zouches FarmConger Hill: a motte and bailey castleFive Knolls round barrow cemetery: three bell barrows, two bowl barrows and two pond barrows on Dunstable DownMaiden Bower hillfortFishponds south east of Chalgrave ManorDunstable PrioryTilsworth Manor moated site.Wildlife in and Around Dunstable
Mammals found in Dunstable
There have been 35 species of mammals recorded in the dunstable area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Birds found in Dunstable
There have been 183 species of birds recorded in the dunstable area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) |
