(Hamlet near Cranfield)
Traditional county: Bedfordshire · Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Bourne End, Bedfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bourne End map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Bourne End |
| Traditional County | Bedfordshire |
| Unitary Authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.089832 |
| Longitude | -0.599673 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Bourne End exhales a quiet charm, a collection of dwellings breathing the soft air of Bedfordshire. It lies 7.4 km west-south-west of Kempston (from Kempston: bearing 247°T, OS grid SP 960 444), and is situated north-north-east of Cranfield village. The lanes here, often bordered by hedgerows that offer glimpses of ripening fields, lead with a gentle insistence, suggesting a landscape that has long known the measured tread of footsteps. A sense of enduring presence pervades Bourne End, as if the very light filtering through the leaves of ancient trees holds a memory of generations past. The occasional weathered brick or patch of moss on a garden wall speaks of a continuity unbroken by the clamour of larger centres, a testament to a slower, more considered way of life. Here, the horizon feels close, a comforting embrace rather than an imposing vista, and the land itself seems to hold its breath, listening to the whisper of the wind.
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Explore Bourne End, Bedfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.089832, -0.599673. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |