Billington
in Central Bedfordshire of England, United Kingdom
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London Luton Airport (11 mi) - RAF Northolt (25 mi)
- RAF Benson (28 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (29 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (30 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (37 mi)
- Fairoaks Airport (38 mi)
- London City Airport (40 mi)
- Blackbushe Airport (41 mi)
- Farnborough Airport (43 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (55 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 4 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Ivinghoe Golf Club (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Ellesborough Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Aylesbury Park Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Aldwickbury Park Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Chesfield Downs Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Radlett Park Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Aldenham Golf Club (Berry Grove) (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Ealing Golf Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Brent Valley Golf Course (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Blue Mountain Golf and Conference Center (Golf course, 31 mi)
- Gulliver's Land (amusement park, (11 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.897 and -0.634 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 53' 47" and W -0° 38' 4"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:06 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:40 am and 8:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Explore Billington
Billington in Central Bedfordshire (England) is located in United Kingdom about 35 mi (or 56 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Billington is now 11:06 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports in the wider vicinity of Billington, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is London Luton Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blenheim Palace in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), South. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stanbridge, Hockliffe, Totternhoe, Battlesden and Potsgrove. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1004 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 35% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
6°C (42 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Virgin trains Pendolino Class 390 journey London Euston to Birmingham New Street West Coast Mainline
High speed train going round the bends near Leighton Buzzard.
Hockliffe Road crossing on the Leighton Buzzard Railway
Going over a level crossing on the Leighton Buzzard railway, behind the 0-4-0T Jennie - someone that knows the line better than me can fill in where it is.
Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway Appenine Way Crossing, Saturday 3rd April 2010
A short clip of the Baldwin approaching Appenine Way Crossing whilst returning from Stonehenge Works on a typically cloudy Bank Holiday weekend afternoon!
The HideyHood 90 from Cave Innovations
The HideyHood 90º now stands 1.67 metres high, the same front to back and 2.5 metres wide. It's great value, child's play to assemble, easy to open or close and extraordinarily versatile....
No 5 ELF on the Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway. Part 1.
I cant believe I filmed this twenty years ago! I came across this almost forgotten footage of the Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway, whilst copying my old 8mm Hi-8 tapes to digitial media....
Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway Small Steam Gala Going up Marley Bank
Double Headed steam going up the 1 in 25 Marley's bank on the way back to Pages Park. Since I started volunteering here this is the best sound I have heard going up the bank.
(HD) Leighton Buzzard Railway, Indian Extravaganza, 06/05/13 Part 2.
The Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge railway in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom held an Indian railway themed event over the first Bank Holiday weekend in May 2013. They had two steam locomotives...
Leighton Buzzard Narrow gauge Railway 29 July 2012
A train ride from Page's Park to Stonehenge Works on the day of 29 July 2012.
(HD) Leighton Buzzard Railway, Indian Extravaganza Part 1, 06/05/2013.
The Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge railway in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom held an Indian railway themed event over the first Bank Holiday weekend in May 2013. They had two steam locomotives...
Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway 40th Anniversary 2008
A trip up the narrow gauge railway originally built to transport sand. Video shows the original vertical-boilered Chaloner, trains passing at the loop, and the demonstration area at Stonehenge...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
River Ouzel
The River Ouzel, also known as the River Lovat, is a river in England, and a tributary of the River Great Ouse. It rises in the Chiltern Hills and flows 20 miles north to join the Ouse at Newport Pagnell. It is usually called the River Ouzel, except near Newport Pagnell where both names are used. The name Lovat was recorded (in the form "Lovente") in the thirteenth century, a map of 1724 marks the river as "Lowsel R", and a map surveyed in 1765 shows it as "Ouzel River".
Aylesbury United F.C
Aylesbury United are a football club currently based in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, currently playing in the Spartan South Midlands League, nicknamed the Ducks. The club are currently without a permanent home following eviction from their old Buckingham Road stadium in 2006, and since 2009 have been ground sharing at Leighton Town. Aylesbury are currently managed by Tony Joyce.
Leighton Town F.C
Leighton Town F.C. are an English football club located in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. They were established in 1885. The club plays home games at Bell Close and currently play in Southern League Division One Central.
Eggington House
Eggington House is the manor house of the village of Eggington situated near Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. The house is regarded as a very fine example of late 17th century domestic architecture, and is a Grade II* listed building. At the time of its construction in 1696 it was completely up to date and innovative in its design - which was unusual in the provinces, where architectural styles usually lagged behind that of the larger cities.
Page's Park railway station
Pages Park railway station is a railway station serving the southern area of Leighton Buzzard. Pages Park is the terminus of the heritage narrow gauge Leighton Buzzard Railway. At present the station consists of two platforms, a shed and a number of temporary buildings acting as the waiting room, ticket office and cafe. There are plans to develop the station, but these can only proceed when the station site is secured.
RAF Stanbridge
RAF Stanbridge is an RAF station situated on the outskirts of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England and located 1.6 miles west of the village of Stanbridge, Bedfordshire It is a satellite site of RAF Henlow and is one of the smallest RAF Stations which looks after the Supply Central Computer System.
Leighton Buzzard Light Railway
The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway (LBLR) is a narrow gauge light railway in Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, England. It operates on a 24 gauge, and is just under 3 miles long. The line was built after the First World War to serve sand quarries north of the town. In the late 1960s the quarries switched to road transport and the railway was taken over by volunteers, who now run the line as a heritage railway.
Grovebury Priory
Grovebury Priory, also known as La Grave or Grava was a priory in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. It was established after 1189 and disestablished in 1414.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Billington.
- Stanbridge
- Hockliffe
- Totternhoe
- Battlesden
- Potsgrove
- Milton Bryan
- Woburn
- Dunstable
- Houghton Regis
- Toddington
- Aspley Guise
- Bow Brickhill
- Eversholt
- Woburn Sands
- Husborne Crawley
- Ridgmont
- Wavendon
- Chalton
- Simpson
- Steppingley
- Harlington
- Westoning
- Lidlington
- Broughton
- Cranfield
- Flitwick
- Moulsoe
- Millbrook
- Caddington
- Marston Moretaine