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Houghton Park Bedfordshire Map

Traditional county: Bedfordshire · Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire · Region: Eastern

Explore Houghton Park, Bedfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Houghton Park 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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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Houghton Park, 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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PlaceHoughton Park
Traditional CountyBedfordshire
Unitary AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.910125
Longitude-0.500566
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Houghton Park

Houghton Park emerges from the Bedfordshire landscape as a quiet expanse where the horizon widens under a pale, expansive sky. It lies 0.9 miles east-north-east of Houghton Regis (from Houghton Regis: bearing 70°T, OS grid TL 032 245). The terrain here holds a subtle, chalky resilience, reflecting the geological character of the nearby Sundon Chalk Quarry Sssi that marks the northern skyline with its stark, white-faced cliffs. A cool, damp breath often rises from the meandering course of Houghton Brook, which carves a modest path through the low-lying fields to the east. Houghton Park itself maintains a measured pace, defined by the interplay of open grass and the encroachment of modern residential development that edges toward the perimeter. To the north, the new greenery of Linmere Park offers a sharp, curated contrast to the ancient, weathered character of the surrounding farmland. The light here has a way of lingering, catching the edges of the hedgerows and turning the ordinary suburban silhouettes into something momentarily sharp and strange. Houghton Park remains a place where the stillness of the countryside presses firmly against the steady, rhythmic expansion of the neighbouring districts.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Linmere Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 004° N
  • Woodside Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 095° E
  • Houghton Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 100° E
  • Sundon Chalk Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 020° NNE · 27 ha
  • Grove Theatre (Theatre) — 1.6 mi, 214° SW
  • Houghton Regis Marl Lakes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 243° WSW · 21 ha
  • Thorn Spring Moated Site And Associated Woodbanks (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 279° W
  • Fishponds South East Of Chalgrave Manor (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 332° NNW
  • Dunstable Conference Centre (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 212° SSW
  • Dunstable Priory (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 201° SSW · 2 ha
  • Bright's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 026° NNE
  • Stipers Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.4 mi, 189° S
  • Valentine Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 074° ENE
  • Tebworth Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 300° WNW
  • Conger Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 337° NNW
  • Dunstable Downs Beacon (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 208° SSW
  • Wardown Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.7 mi, 108° ESE · 20 ha
  • Cineworld (Cinema) — 4.0 mi, 119° ESE
  • Smithcombe Valley (Valley) — 4.1 mi, 040° NE
  • Sharpenhoe Clappers (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 032° NNE
  • Luton War Memorial (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 121° ESE
  • Whipsnade Tree Cathedral (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 202° SSW
  • Tree Cathedral (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 201° SSW
  • Ouzel Brook (River) — 4.5 mi, 257° WSW
  • Mossman Collection (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 132° SE
  • Penguin Enclosure (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.5 mi, 207° SSW
  • Stockwood Discovery Centre (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 133° SE
  • The Improvement Garden (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.6 mi, 133° SE
  • Whipsnade Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.7 mi, 203° SSW
  • Barton Hills (National Nature Reserve) — 4.8 mi, 049° NE · 44 ha

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About This Houghton Park Map Page

Explore Houghton Park, 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: 51.910125, -0.500566. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.