Cardington Sluice
Cardington Sluice is a weir in Bedford, England. Cardington Sluice is situated near River Great Ouse, as well as near The Finger Lakes Nature Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Priory Country Park and Fenlake Meadows.
Priory Country Park
Park
Priory Country Park is a country park located in the Newnham area of Bedford, England alongside the River Great Ouse. The park is managed by Bedford Borough Council. Priory Country Park is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Cardington Sluice.
Fenlake Meadows
Nature reserve
Fenlake Meadows is a 19.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve located in the Kingsbrook area of Bedford. It is owned and managed by Bedford Borough Council. This site is in a river valley on the bank of the River Great Ouse, and it is often wet and waterlogged.
Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Cardington
Church
Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Cardington is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Cardington Sluice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cardington and Harrowden.
Cardington
Village
Cardington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. Part of the ancient hundred of Wixamtree, the settlement is best known in connection with the Cardington airship works founded by Short Brothers during World War I, which later became an RAF training station.
Harrowden
Hamlet
Harrowden is a one-street hamlet in the civil parish of Shortstown, Bedfordshire, England. Its name comes from the Old English Hearg-dūn, meaning "Temple Hill".
Shortstown
Village
Cardington Sluice
- Type: Weir
- Location: Bedford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.12783° or 52° 7′ 40″ north
Longitude
-0.42502° or 0° 25′ 30″ west
Operator
Environment Agency
Open location code
9C4X4HHF+4X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=weir
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: River Great Ouse and The Finger Lakes Nature Reserve.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Cardington Sluice and Cardington Mill Car Park.
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