Historic house · Biggleswade · Bedfordshire

Shortmead House

Shortmead House is a grade II listed English country house in Biggleswade, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire. Look also at The Shuttleworth Collection, 4 km away, first of 30 more within 15 km. It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.

Photo: Shortmead House, Richard a slade (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Biggleswade

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Historic house in Biggleswade

Inside Biggleswade

Shortmead House is inside Biggleswade’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Biggleswade has 49 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

May to September are the warmest in Biggleswade, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°48 mm

Feb8° / 2°38 mm

Mar11° / 3°33 mm

Apr14° / 4°40 mm

May17° / 7°47 mm

Jun20° / 10°47 mm

Jul23° / 12°49 mm

Aug23° / 12°53 mm

Sep20° / 10°51 mm

Oct15° / 7°59 mm

Nov11° / 4°55 mm

Dec8° / 2°50 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Biggleswade, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Biggleswade. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Biggleswade’s full climate →

About

Shortmead House

Grade II listed English country house in Biggleswade, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England, UK.

In Biggleswade, inside the town’s built-up area.

Biggleswade’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Biggleswade
Official site: shortmead.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Finding Shortmead House

Shortmead House sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Shortmead House

The biggest base of the 8 is Biggleswade (21,945 people). The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Biggleswade

21,945 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km west of it

Upper Caldecote

1,333 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km northwest of it

Beeston

804 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km northwest of it

Sandy

11,375 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Shortmead House is	People	Places to visit
Biggleswade	It’s in town	21,945	5
Upper Caldecote	1.3 km west of it	1,333	5
Beeston	2.6 km northwest of it	804	5
Sandy	2.8 km northwest of it	11,375	6
Broom	2.9 km southwest of it	593	4
Ickwell	3.6 km west of it	319	5
Northill	3.7 km west of it	357	5
Langford	3.7 km south of it	3,712	7

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Our list has 30 more within 15 km, among them 4 historic houses, 2 museums and 2 castles.

1MuseumMuseumThe Shuttleworth Collection4 km away 2

Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park14 km away 3

MuseumRAF Henlow9.5 km away 4

CastleBedford Castle14 km away 5

Historic houseThe Mansion House4.6 km away 6

CastleEaton Socon Castle13 km away 7

Historic houseMoggerhanger House6.1 km away 8

Historic houseHinxworth Place8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Shortmead House

Where is Shortmead House?

Shortmead House is in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Shortmead House?

Grade II listed English country house in Biggleswade, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Shortmead House?

May to September are the warmest months in Biggleswade, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Shortmead House a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Shortmead House?

Within 15 km: The Shuttleworth Collection (4 km), Wrest Park (14 km), RAF Henlow (9.5 km) and Bedford Castle (14 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Shortmead House: Richard a slade, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
RAF Henlow: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Mansion House: Giles Keen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eaton Socon Castle: Chris Jefferies., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moggerhanger House: John Brightley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hinxworth Place: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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