Henlow
Henlow is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of the county of Bedfordshire, England, about 11 miles (18 km) south-east of the county town of Bedford.

Henlow is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of the county of Bedfordshire, England, about 11 miles (18 km) south-east of the county town of Bedford. The name Henlow is believed to derive from the old English henna hlaw, meaning in old English "hill of birds" or “hill frequented by birds”.
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Worth seeing in and around Henlow
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Church of St Andrew, Langford
Church of St Andrew is a Grade I listed church in Langford, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 31 October 1966.
3.1 km · church in Langford, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Etonbury Castle
Etonbury Castle was a castle in the town of Arlesey, located near the road to Baldock, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. An ancient timber castle, attributed to the Danes, Etonbury Castle had a ringwork and one or two baileys.
1.7 km · castle ruins in Bedfordshire, England · Wikipedia - 03Church of St Peter, Arlesey
Church of St Peter is a Grade I listed church in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 31 October 1966.
1.9 km · church in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Catholic Church of St Francis of Assisi
St Francis of Assisi Church is a Catholic parish church in Shefford, Bedfordshire. The church was built from 1882 to 1884 and designed by Samuel Joseph Nicholl in the Gothic Revival style, and includes the remains of a chapel built in 1791.
3.4 km · Catholic church building in Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henlow
Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed church in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 31 October 1966.
300 m · church in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Henlow Grange
Henlow Grange is an English country house in Henlow, Bedfordshire. It is now operated as a spa hotel.
700 m · English country house in Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Henlow
- Airports
- London Luton (LTN), 18 km · London Stansted (STN), 39 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 64 km
- Stations
- Arlesey railway station, 1.6 km
- London → Henlow59 km · quickest by road, 1h 45m · £6–9
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Henlow121 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · £13–17
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Henlow118 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · £14–19
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Henlow
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Henlow. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundA cycle route runs north–south through the town, mostly off-road, following the railway line.
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If you know how people move in Henlow – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Henlow
Henlow is 53 km from Brent, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Langfordvillage and civil parish in Bedfordshire, UK2.4 km
- Astwickvillage and civil parish in Bedfordshire, UK3.8 km
- Stondonvillage and civil parish in Bedfordshire, UK3.9 km
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