Traditional county: Bedfordshire · Unitary authority: Bedford · Region: Eastern
Explore Yelden, Bedfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Yelden 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 Yelden, 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 | Yelden |
| Traditional County | Bedfordshire |
| Unitary Authority | Bedford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.289183 |
| Longitude | -0.517975 |
| Place Type | Village |
Yelden persists as a quiet fold of clay and history, where the horizon holds the weight of long-departed medieval ambitions. It lies 3.4 miles east of Rushden (from Rushden: bearing 92°T, OS grid TL 011 667), and is situated west-north-west of Melchbourne village. A mere stone’s throw to the north, the damp, unhurried grasses of Yelden Meadows SSSI preserve a botanical stillness that has largely vanished from the surrounding arable plains. Just a short distance to the east, the earth rises in the humped, grassy contours of Yielden Castle, where the silence of the old motte and bailey is broken only by the wind moving through the hawthorn. The church of St Mary, with its sturdy limestone tower, anchors the landscape, its bells marking the passage of seasons across the heavy, dark soil. The light here often catches the deep, shadowed furrows of the fields, revealing the subtle geometry of ancient strip farming that once defined the labour of the inhabitants. Beyond the immediate parish, the landscape softens into a wide, open expanse that invites the eye toward the distant, rolling edges of the shire. Yelden remains a place where the geography dictates the pace of life, demanding a patient observation of the shifting clouds and the slow, rhythmic turning of the seasons.
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Explore Yelden, 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: 52.289183, -0.517975. 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. |