Wixams
Wixams is a new town and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England, which has been under construction since early 2007. It is expected to become the third largest settlement in the Borough of Bedford after Bedford itself and Kempston, 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.- Village with 4,670 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 105 feet (32 metres)
- …is also known as “Wixams, Bedfordshire”
- Description: town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lakeview School and Wixams Academy.
Wixams Academy
School
Wixams Academy is a co-educational secondary school…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elstow and Kempston Hardwick.
Kempston Hardwick
Hamlet
Kempston Hardwick is a small hamlet on the edge of the town of Kempston in Bedfordshire, England. Kempston Hardwick is situated 1½ miles west of Wixams.
Shortstown
Village
Shortstown is a village and civil parish on the… Shortstown is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wixams.
Wixams
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Latitude
52.09384° or 52° 5′ 38″ north
Longitude
-0.46242° or 0° 27′ 45″ west
Open location code
9C4X3GVQ+G2
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“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”
- Kurdish: “Wixams”
- Ladin: “Wixams”
- Persian: “ویکسیمز”
- Polish: “Wixams”
- South Azerbaijani: “ویکسیمز”
- Spanish: “Wixams”
- Swedish: “Wixams”
- Turkish: “Wixams”
- Urdu: “وکسامز”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Duck End and Wilstead.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lakeview Village Hall and Wixams Hatters Football Club.
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