Traditional county: Bedfordshire · Unitary authority: Bedford · Region: Eastern
Explore Great Barford, Bedfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Barford 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 Great Barford, 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 | Great Barford |
| Traditional County | Bedfordshire |
| Unitary Authority | Bedford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.158298 |
| Longitude | -0.353067 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Barford commands a quiet authority over the flat, sprawling plains of Bedfordshire, where the horizon stretches thin and pale under an expansive sky. It lies 3.4 miles north-west of Sandy (from Sandy: bearing 306°T, OS grid TL 127 523), and is situated east of Workhouse End village. The Great Ouse winds with a deliberate, muscular patience through the landscape, serving as the lifeblood that has shaped the rhythm of the meadows for centuries. A short distance away, the ancient stones of Barford Bridge stand as a Scheduled Monument, their weathered arches catching the low, amber light of a late afternoon sun. Beyond these familiar banks, the earth rises towards the subtle elevation of Round Hill, which provides a vantage point over the patchwork of fields that define the local economy. The air here carries the faint, damp scent of the riverbed, mingling with the stillness of the surrounding arable land. Great Barford maintains a stoic character, its history written in the enduring masonry of its old structures rather than in the shifting fashions of the modern world.
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Explore Great Barford, 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: 52.158298, -0.353067. 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. |