(Suburban Area near Wilstead)
Traditional county: Bedfordshire · Unitary authority: Bedford · Region: Eastern
Explore Duck End, Bedfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Duck 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 | Duck End |
| Traditional County | Bedfordshire |
| Unitary Authority | Bedford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.084437 |
| Longitude | -0.454916 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Duck End, a quiet corner of Bedfordshire, unfolds with a gentle, unassuming grace. It lies 0.9 km south-south-east of Wixams (from Wixams: bearing 154°T, OS grid TL 059 440), and is situated north-west of Wilstead village. The lanes here, often edged with a soft blur of verges, seem to hold the hushed secrets of the surrounding fields, where the light can fall in broad, golden swathes across the arable land. Though small, Duck End carries the subtle echo of its agricultural past, a quiet resonance in the very air that breathes over its modest dwellings. There is a sense of belonging to the wider Bedfordshire landscape, a contentedness that feels as deep-rooted as the ancient hedgerows that mark its boundaries.
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Explore Duck 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: 52.084437, -0.454916. 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. |