Traditional county: Bedfordshire · Unitary authority: Bedford · Region: Eastern
Explore Colesden, Bedfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Colesden 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Colesden, Bedfordshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Colesden |
| Traditional County | Bedfordshire |
| Unitary Authority | Bedford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.189246 |
| Longitude | -0.349876 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Colesden emerges from the quiet, flat fields of Bedfordshire as a cluster of homes defined by the slow persistence of rural life. It lies 4.3 miles south-west of St Neots (from St Neots: bearing 232°T, OS grid TL 129 558), and is situated west of Chawston village. The horizon here is wide and unencumbered, allowing the pale light of the morning to sharpen the edges of the hedgerows and the texture of the ploughed earth. A short distance to the south, the ancient, moss-covered earthworks of the Palaceyard Wood Medieval Moated Enclosure remain as a silent witness to the centuries that have passed over the soil. The landscape retains a subtle, historic gravity, where the memory of past inhabitants lingers in the quiet depressions of forgotten moats. Further afield, the low rise of the landscape toward the Bowl Barrow, known as the Round Hill, punctuates the otherwise level ground with a soft, enduring curve. Colesden itself follows a spare, functional geometry, reflecting the agricultural rhythms that have sustained these acres since the medieval period. The air carries a sharpness that suggests the proximity of the surrounding brooks and the open, working fields that surround every property.
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Explore Colesden, 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: 52.189246, -0.349876. 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. |