Fenlake Meadows

Fenlake Meadows is a 19.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve located in the Kingsbrook area of . 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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: nature reserve in Bedford, England
  • Also known as: “Fenlake Meadows Local Nature Reserve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bedford Castle and The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum.

Archaeological site
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a large medieval castle in , . Built after 1100 by Henry I, the castle played a prominent part in both the civil war of the Anarchy and the First Barons' War.

Museum
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The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum is the principal art gallery and museum in , Bedfordshire, England, run by Bedford Borough Council and the trustees of the Cecil Higgins Collection.

Railway station
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Bedford St Johns is one of two railway stations in in , England, on the Marston Vale Line linking and . It is unstaffed and is operated by London Northwestern Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kempston and Castle.

Town
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is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, , , situated around 2 miles south-west of town centre. It had a population of 19,330 in the 2011 census, and forms part of the wider Bedford built-up area.

Suburb
is an electoral ward and area of , , . The area incorporates the site of and the town's historic centre including its market and High Street, as well as nearby residential streets.

Suburb
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is a civil parish and electoral ward within northern in , . The boundaries of are approximately Kimbolton Road to the east, and the old Bedford to the south, with Cemetery Hill and the Manton Heights Industrial Estate to the west.

Fenlake Meadows

Latitude
52.1279° or 52° 7′ 40″ north
Longitude
-0.4431° or 0° 26′ 35″ west
Open location code
9C4X4HH4+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 119217443
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­meadow
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q23018625
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Satellite Map

Discover Fenlake Meadows from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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