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How End Bedfordshire Map

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

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Place	How End
Traditional County	Bedfordshire
Unitary Authority	Central Bedfordshire
Region	Eastern
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.057057
Longitude	-0.499415
Place Type	Hamlet

About How End

How End emerges from the flat, heavy clay of the Bedfordshire landscape as a modest collection of dwellings gathered against the horizon. It lies 1.8 miles north of Ampthill (from Ampthill: bearing 351°T, OS grid TL 029 409), and is situated west-south-west of Houghton Conquest village. The low-lying fields around How End possess a peculiar, damp stillness, where the grey light of a winter afternoon clings to the hedgerows like fine wool. To the east, the ancient woodland of the Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest SSSI, offers a dense, tangled contrast to the open agricultural furrows that define the local topography. The air here holds the faint, metallic scent of the nearby Marston Vale, a reminder of the industrial brick-making heritage that once hollowed out the earth for miles. A short distance away, the skeletal remains of Houghton House command a rise, its Jacobean stone watching over the quiet lanes with a stern, forgotten authority. How End maintains a singular, unbothered existence, removed from the clamour of the main roads yet bound tightly to the seasonal shifts of the soil. Each evening, the shadows lengthen across the verges, turning the damp earth into a dark, rich ribbon that winds through the quietude of this corner of the county.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Moated Site And Two Fishponds At The Rectory (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 094° E · 1 ha
Kings Wood And Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 118° ESE · 36 ha
Houghton House: A 17Th Century Mansion And Associated Courtyard And Formal Garden Remains (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 147° SSE · 1 ha
Ampthill Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.3 mi, 185° S · 147 ha
Marston Vale Millennium Country Park (Park) — 1.4 mi, 291° WNW
The Pillinge (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 280° W
Marston Vale (Valley) — 1.6 mi, 279° W
Church Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 168° SSE
Stewartby Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 305° NW
Ampthill Castle: A Medieval Magnate'S Residence (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 190° S · 3 ha
No Nuclear Dumping (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 019° NNE
Westminster Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 197° SSW
Cooper'S Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 183° S · 18 ha
Snowhill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.0 mi, 153° SSE
Berry Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.1 mi, 324° NW
Wixams Greenway (Park) — 2.5 mi, 040° NE
Ailesbury Mausoleum (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 136° SE
Maulden Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.8 mi, 114° ESE
Greenway Brook (River) — 3.0 mi, 031° NNE
River Flit (River) — 3.8 mi, 127° SE
St Mary The Virgin (Historic Ruins) — 4.1 mi, 110° ESE
English School of Falconry (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.1 mi, 058° ENE
Moot Hall (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 018° NNE
Summerfields' Miniature Railways (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 075° ENE
Mooring Tower (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 050° NE
Wyvern (Public Artwork) — 5.0 mi, 133° SE
Wrest Park & Gardens (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 134° SE
Wrest Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 5.3 mi, 130° SE · 375 ha
Chicksands bike park (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 087° E
Woburn Safari Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 5.4 mi, 225° SW

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