Shillington
Shillington is a locality in Central Bedfordshire, England. Shillington is situated nearby to the locality Apsley End, as well as near Hanscombe End.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knocking Hoe and Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit.
Knocking Hoe
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knocking Hoe is a 7.7-hectare National Nature Reserve and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Pegsdon in Bedfordshire. It is mentioned in A Nature Conservation Review.
Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit
Nature reserve
Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit is a 79-hectare nature reserve in Pegsdon in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Hexton Chalk Pit
Nature reserve
Hexton Chalk Pit is a 1.9-hectare nature reserve in Hexton in North Hertfordshire, managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. It is grassland with steep slopes and many chalk-loving plants such as horseshoe vetch, yellow-wort, milkwort and rockrose.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pirton and Barton-le-Clay.
Pirton
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pirton is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 3 miles north-west of the town of Hitchin, and adjoins the border with Bedfordshire. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,452.
Barton-le-Clay
Village
Photo: Tom Presland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barton-le-Clay is a large village and a civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, bordering Hertfordshire. In 2021 the parish had a population of 4,937. Barton-le-Clay is situated 2½ miles west of Shillington.
Shillington
Village
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shillington is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. In the south of the parish the hamlet of Pegsdon includes the Pegsdon hills nature reserve and is a salient of the county into Hertfordshire.
Shillington
- Type: Locality
- Location: Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.9802° or 51° 58′ 49″ northLongitude
-0.3722° or 0° 22′ 20″ westElevation
197 feet (60 metres)Open location code
9C3XXJJH+34GeoNames ID
7299878
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