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Upper Sundon Bedfordshire Map

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

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Place	Upper Sundon
Traditional County	Bedfordshire
Unitary Authority	Central Bedfordshire
Region	Eastern
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.938230
Longitude	-0.481460
Place Type	Village

About Upper Sundon

Upper Sundon maintains a quiet resilience against the chalky slopes of the Bedfordshire landscape, where the earth yields a pale, flint-strewn soil. It lies 2.8 miles north-east of Houghton Regis (from Houghton Regis: bearing 36°T, OS grid TL 044 277), and is situated north-east of Chalton village. The local topography reveals its geological bones at the nearby Sundon Chalk Quarry Sssi, where sheer white faces catch the midday sun with a brilliant, stark intensity. Water settles in the low ground, most notably at Bright's Pond, which mirrors the passing clouds and provides a tranquil focus for the immediate vicinity. Beyond these hollows, the horizon rises towards the Sundon Hills Country Park, where the land stretches out in wide, wind-swept pastures. The architecture of Upper Sundon reflects a long agricultural heritage, with sturdy brick and timber structures that seem to have grown directly from the heavy clay. Narrow lanes wind between these dwellings, tracing routes that have served the movement of livestock and men for many generations. Throughout the changing seasons, the air here retains a crisp clarity that renders the distant silhouettes of the escarpment with sharp, unwavering precision.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bright's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.1 mi, 093° E
Sundon Chalk Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.5 mi, 211° SSW · 27 ha
Sundon Hills Country Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 042° NE
Blacksmiths Common (Park) — 1.1 mi, 226° SW
Fancott Woods And Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 265° W · 13 ha
Fishponds South East Of Chalgrave Manor (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 259° W
Valentine Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 129° SE
Sharpenhoe Clappers (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 043° NE
Conger Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 291° WNW
Smithcombe Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 061° ENE
Houghton Brook (River) — 2.1 mi, 178° S
Sharpenhoe Clappers: An Iron Age Promontory Fort, Medieval Warren And Associated Medieval Cultivation Earthworks (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 044° NE · 4 ha
Conger Hill: A Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 290° WNW
Smithcombe Valley (Valley) — 2.2 mi, 057° ENE
Barton Hills (National Nature Reserve) — 3.0 mi, 067° ENE · 44 ha
Tebworth Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 261° W
Grove Theatre (Theatre) — 3.7 mi, 208° SSW
Dunstable Conference Centre (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 207° SSW
Flitwick Manor (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.0 mi, 348° NNW · 22 ha
Wardown Park Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 138° SE
Flitwick War Memorial (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 353° N
Cineworld (Cinema) — 4.7 mi, 145° SE
Mithraic Altar (Public Artwork) — 5.2 mi, 034° NE
Wrest Park & Gardens (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 033° NNE
Dunstable Downs Beacon (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 206° SSW
Mossman Collection (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 153° SSE
Stockwood Discovery Centre (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 154° SSE
The Improvement Garden (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 5.7 mi, 154° SSE
Speedwell Belt (Forest / Woodland) — 5.8 mi, 295° WNW
Wrest Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 5.9 mi, 035° NE · 375 ha

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