Traditional county: Bedfordshire · Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Chalk Hill, Bedfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Chalk Hill 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.
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| Place | Chalk Hill |
| Traditional County | Bedfordshire |
| Unitary Authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.902124 |
| Longitude | -0.545137 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Chalk Hill reveals itself as a modest collection of dwellings perched upon the elevated limestone ridges that define the southern reaches of the Bedfordshire landscape. It lies 1.1 miles west-south-west of Houghton Regis (from Houghton Regis: bearing 256°T, OS grid TL 001 236), and is situated south of Thorn village. The pale, friable earth for which Chalk Hill is named dictates the character of the soil, casting a luminous, silvery quality upon the fields during the low, slanting light of late afternoon. To the south-west, the ancient earthworks of Maiden Bower Hillfort remain a silent sentinel, their grassy ramparts rising in a stark, geometric assertion against the wide horizon. The geography here is marked by these sudden, elevated contours, which offer a vantage point over the surrounding expanse of the Eastern region. Nearby, the Houghton Regis Marl Lakes Sssi adds a singular depth to the topography, where still, clear waters gather in hollows formed by decades of industrial extraction. This quiet convergence of geological history and open pasture creates a landscape that feels both exposed to the sky and deeply rooted in its own distinct formation. Chalk Hill maintains a restrained composure, defined more by the quality of the air moving across the ridge than by the clamour of modern development.
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Explore Chalk Hill, 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: 51.902124, -0.545137. 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 | August 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. |