Traditional county: Bedfordshire · Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Cranfield, Bedfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cranfield 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 | Cranfield |
| Traditional County | Bedfordshire |
| Unitary Authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.069635 |
| Longitude | -0.607746 |
| Place Type | Village |
Cranfield breathes a quiet presence in the Bedfordshire landscape. It lies 6.6 km north-north-east of Woburn Sands (from Woburn Sands: bearing 26°T, OS grid SP 955 421), and is situated east-south-east of Wharley End village. The land here, a gentle sweep of the Eastern region, carries the scent of fertile soil, a promise of growth that has sustained Cranfield through the ages. Its educational heart beats strongly, centred around the Cranfield University campus, a hub of innovation that draws a global community, subtly shifting the village's character with its quiet hum of research and learning. Even the light seems to hold a special quality, often a soft, diffused glow that softens the edges of the brickwork and the broad skies overhead.
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Explore Cranfield, 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: 52.069635, -0.607746. 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. |