Kempston

Kempston is a Town in the county of Bedfordshire.

Kempston in Bedfordshire is located 2.6 km SW from Bedford.

Kempston postcode: MK42 8

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There are great places to visit near Kempston including some great towns, nature reserves, ancient sites, hills, woodlands, rivers and streams, villages, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and shopping centres.

The area around Kempston boasts some of the best towns including Sandy, Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Cranfield, and Biggleswade.

Kempston has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like RSPB The Lodge, and Sharnbrook Summit.

Kempston has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Galley Hill Hillfort, and Ivinghoe Beacon Hill.

Hills to visit near Kempston include Galley Hill Hillfort, and Ivinghoe Beacon Hill.

Woodlands to visit near Kempston include The Everton Estate.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Kempston include River Great Ouse at Bedford.

The area around Kempston boasts some of the best villages including Stevington, Cardington, Willington - Bedford, Whipsnade, Stewartby, Aspley Guise, and Great Barford.

The area around Kempston features a number of interesting historic buildings including Stevington Windmill, Willington Dovecote and Stables, Bedford School Chapel, Stewartby Brickworks, Great Barford Bridge, Market Place Woburn, and Town Hall at Woburn.

Kempston has some unmissable country parks nearby like Priory Country Park, and Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade Estate.

Places near Kempston feature a number of interesting lakes including Priory Lake.

The area close to Kempston boasts some of the best shopping centres including The Mall Luton.

Kempston History

There are some historic monuments around Kempston:

Places to see near Kempston

History of Kempston

The Urban District was based on East End, Up End and Kempston New Town all of which are in the north eastern part of the parish close to Bedford, and had 86.8% of the total population at the 1901 census. Kempston Rural was three times larger, but remained sparsely populated. Church End, with its original parish church, remains a small hamlet in the rural part of Kempston.

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