Traditional county: Bedfordshire · Unitary authority: Bedford · Region: Eastern
Explore Melchbourne, Bedfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Melchbourne 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 | Melchbourne |
| Traditional County | Bedfordshire |
| Unitary Authority | Bedford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.280433 |
| Longitude | -0.493640 |
| Place Type | Village |
Melchbourne rests as a quiet presence in Bedfordshire's Eastern region. It lies 7.2 km east of Rushden (from Rushden: bearing 99°T, OS grid TL 028 657), and is situated east-south-east of Yelden village. The gentle sprawl of Melchbourne unfolds across a landscape that has long been shaped by agriculture, the soft contours of the land promising fertile ground. The parish church, St. Mary's, stands as a venerable sentinel, its ancient stones whispering tales of centuries of devotion under skies that often hold a particular, soft grey luminescence. A sense of settled continuity pervades Melchbourne, a quietude that seems to absorb the passing years without haste.
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Explore Melchbourne, 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: 52.280433, -0.493640. 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. |