Traditional county: Bedfordshire · Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Lower Shelton, Bedfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Shelton 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 Lower Shelton, 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 | Lower Shelton |
| Traditional County | Bedfordshire |
| Unitary Authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.075131 |
| Longitude | -0.547633 |
| Place Type | Village |
Lower Shelton reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings pressed against the clay-heavy soil of the Bedfordshire landscape. It lies 3.5 miles south-west of Kempston (from Kempston: bearing 215°T, OS grid SP 996 428), and is situated south-east of Upper Shelton village. The horizon here is wide and unassuming, defined by the low horizons of the Marston Vale that catch the amber light of late afternoon with a lingering, melancholic intensity. To the east, the waters of Stewartby Lake hold the sky in a mirror of flat, industrial blue, a remnant of the brick-making heritage that once drove the labour of these fields. A short walk toward the north-east leads into the dense, quiet shade of Berry Wood, where the earth retains the cool dampness of ancient seasons. Lower Shelton remains largely defined by its proximity to these reclaimed pits and the sprawling, managed greenery of the countryside. Time here seems to move with the slow, deliberate pace of a heavy sky shifting over the flat, furrowed plains.
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Explore Lower Shelton, 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: 52.075131, -0.547633. 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. |