Wixams

Wixams is a new town and civil parish located in , England, which has been under construction since early 2007. It is expected to become the third largest settlement in the Borough of Bedford after itself and , and one of the largest new settlements founded in England since the British new towns movement of the first twenty five years after World War II.
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  • Type: Village with 4,670 residents
  • Description: town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Wixams, Bedfordshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lakeview School and Wixams Academy.

School
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School
is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Wixams in the English county of . The school was constructed by Willmott Dixon and opened in 2017.

Church
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elstow and Kempston Hardwick.

Village
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, , England, about 2 miles south of town centre.

Hamlet
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is a small hamlet on the edge of the town of in , England. Historically it was one of the hamlets or "ends" scattered across the parish of Kempston. is situated 1½ miles west of Wixams.

Village
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is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of , on a ridge above the River Great Ouse, originally called Tinkers Hill. The ridge overlooks to the north and to the south. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wixams.

Wixams

Latitude
52.09384° or 52° 5′ 38″ north
Longitude
-0.46242° or 0° 27′ 45″ west
Population
4,670
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
9C4X3GVQ+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 701547562
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11888088
Wiki­data ID
Q8028704
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Wixams” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Wixams”
  • Basque: “Wixams”
  • Cebuano: “Wixams”
  • Dutch: “Wixams”
  • French: “Wixams”
  • German: “Wixams”
  • Irish: “Wixams”
  • Japanese: “ウィクサムス”
  • Ladin: “Wixams”
  • Persian: “ویکسیمز”
  • Polish: “Wixams”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ویکسیمز”
  • Spanish: “Wixams”
  • Swedish: “Wixams”
  • Turkish: “Wixams”
  • “Wixams”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lakeview Village Hall and Wixams Hatters Football Club.

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