Upper Sundon

Worth seeing in and around Upper Sundon

10 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.

1. 01
   Church of St Margaret, Streatley, Bedfordshire

   Church of St Margaret is a Grade I listed church in Streatley, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967.

   2.6 km · church in Streatley, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Toddington Castle

   Toddington Castle, today known as "Conger Hill Motte", is an artificial earthen mound located in the village of Toddington, in the county of Bedfordshire, England.

   3.6 km · castle in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of St Mary, Sundon

   Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed church in Lower Sundon, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967.

   900 m · church in Sundon, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Harlington, Bedfordshire

   Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed church in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 23 January 1961.

   2.9 km · church in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of St George, Toddington

   Church of St George is a Grade I listed church in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967.

   3.7 km · church in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Waulud's Bank

   Waulud's Bank is a possible Neolithic henge in Leagrave, Luton, England dating from 3000 BC. The Waulud's Bank earthworks are in the north of Luton on the edge of Leagrave Common, with central Leagrave to the south east and Marsh Farm to the west. The River Lea runs alongside on the western side, its source located within the vicinity of the surrounding marsh.

   3.5 km · archaeological site in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Harlington Manor

   Harlington Manor is a Grade II* listed manor house in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. The house abuts, and has views over, Bury Orchard, the village common, which itself abuts the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

   2.8 km · manor house in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Smithcombe, Sharpenhoe and Sundon Hills

   Smithcombe, Sharpenhoe and Sundon Hills is an 86.1-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sharpenhoe in Bedfordshire. Most of it is a National Trust property comprising Sundon Hills, Moleskin and Markham Hills, Sharpenhoe Clappers and Smithcombe Hills.

   3.3 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Chalgrave Castle

   Chalgrave Castle stood to the south of the large village of Toddington, Bedfordshire. This was a timber motte and bailey castle, constructed in two phases, built during the 11th century.

   3.6 km · castle in Bedfordshire with no visible remains · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Church of All Saints, Chalgrave

    The Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Chalgrave, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967.

    3.7 km · church in Chalgrave, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Upper Sundon

Airports

London Luton (LTN), 10 km · London Stansted (STN), 49 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 52 km

Stations

Harlington railway station, 2.8 km · Leagrave railway station, 4 km

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