Podington
Podington is a runway in Odell, Bedford, England. Podington is situated nearby to the power station Odell Solar Park, as well as near the forest The Glebe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Pod Raceway and Odell Great Wood.
Santa Pod Raceway
Sports venue
Photo: Dan santapod, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Pod Raceway is Europe's first permanent drag racing venue for 1⁄4 mile and 1⁄8 mile racing. Located in Podington, Bedfordshire, England, the drag strip was built on a disused Second World War Royal Air Force airbase, known as RAF Podington; once used by the USAAF's 92nd Bomb Group. Santa Pod Raceway is situated 2,900 feet north of Podington.
Odell Great Wood
Forest
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Odell Great Wood is an ancient woodland and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Odell in Bedfordshire. Located around the centre of the parish of Odell, the site was described by Natural England as "in many respects the best example in Bedfordshire" of wet ash-maple woodland, and in historical sources as "the noblest wood in this county".
Church of All Saints, Odell, Bedfordshire
Church
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Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Odell, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964. The church is a fine example of a 15th-century church built all at the same time. Church of All Saints, Odell, Bedfordshire is situated 1½ miles southeast of Podington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hinwick and Hinwick House.
Hinwick
Village
Photo: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hinwick is a hamlet in northwest Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom; it is around nine miles north west of Bedford and is about 1 km east of the county border with Northamptonshire which is also the postal county. Hinwick is situated 1½ miles northwest of Podington.
Hinwick House
Locality
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Hinwick House is a Grade I-listed Queen Anne country house located about 90 minutes from Central London, near Podington in North Bedfordshire. The estate consists of the Queen Anne main house, the Victorian wing, the Victorian wing extension, garage block, stables, three cottages attached to a clock tower, a walled garden and a period dovecote. Hinwick House is situated 1½ miles northwest of Podington.
Sharnbrook
Village
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Sharnbrook is a village and civil parish located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, situated around 7 miles north-west of Bedford town centre. Sharnbrook is situated 2½ miles east of Podington.
Podington
- Type: Runway
- Category: transportation
- Location: Odell, Bedford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.22828° or 52° 13′ 42″ northLongitude
-0.60543° or 0° 36′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C4X69HV+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 375787679OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=runway
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