Traditional county: Bedfordshire · Unitary authority: Bedford · Region: Eastern
Explore Upper Dean, Bedfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upper Dean 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 | Upper Dean |
| Traditional County | Bedfordshire |
| Unitary Authority | Bedford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.297521 |
| Longitude | -0.468130 |
| Place Type | Village |
Upper Dean rests in a quiet corner of Bedfordshire, a place where the sky seems to stretch just a little wider. It lies 7.0 km south-east of Raunds (from Raunds: bearing 140°T, OS grid TL 045 677), and is situated north-north-west of Swineshead village. The gentle slopes of its landscape, often bathed in a soft, diffused light, hint at an ancient past, perhaps a place where shepherds once guided their flocks under a watchful sun. The fields around Upper Dean, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, speak of continuity, of the enduring cycle of cultivation that has shaped this land for generations. There is a palpable sense of peace here, a quiet hum that whispers of lives lived simply, in harmony with the turning earth. The very air seems to carry a faint, sweet scent of damp soil and growing things, a humble perfume that clings to the lane leading into the village.
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Explore Upper Dean, 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: 52.297521, -0.468130. 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. |