Sandy is a Town in the county of Bedfordshire.
Sandy is a town in Bedfordshire, England.
The sandy soil in Sandy is perfect for growing crops, and the town has a long history of market gardening.
The RSPB has its headquarters in Sandy, but there is evidence of occupation dating back to prehistoric times.
Sandy postcode: SG19 1
There are great places to visit near Sandy including some great towns, nature reserves, ancient sites, hills, woodlands, rivers and streams, villages, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and shopping centres.
There are a number of towns near Sandy including Sandy, Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Cranfield, and Biggleswade.
There are a number of nature reserves near Sandy including RSPB The Lodge, and Sharnbrook Summit.
The area close to Sandy boasts some of the best ancient sites including Galley Hill Hillfort.
Galley Hill Hillfort is a great place to visit close to Sandy if you like hills.
The area around Sandy's best woodlands can be found at The Everton Estate.
River Great Ouse at Bedford is a great place to visit close to Sandy if you like rivers and streams.
The area around Sandy boasts some of the best villages including Stevington, Cardington, Willington - Bedford, Whipsnade, Stewartby, Aspley Guise, and Great Barford.
There are a several good historic buildings in the Sandy area like Stevington Windmill, Willington Dovecote and Stables, Bedford School Chapel, Stewartby Brickworks, Great Barford Bridge, Market Place Woburn, and Town Hall at Woburn.
Country Parks to visit near Sandy include Priory Country Park, and Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade Estate.
There are a number of lakes near to Sandy including Priory Lake.
The Mall Luton is a great place to visit close to Sandy if you like shopping centres.
Sandy History
There are some historic monuments around Sandy:
Places to see near Sandy
History of Sandy
In addition there were also two mills listed, and both of these would have been water-powered. There are still references to one of them in the road name Mill Lane which runs along the River Ivel. However the mill has since been replaced by housing. Further down the river from the site where the mill once stood is Sandye Place Academy where it is believed there was a Danish camp which was built to protect the Danelaw in 886. Evidence at the Riddy, a local nature reserve just south of Sandy, shows that mill-building has taken place on this site since at least the time of the Norman era, though the last mill was built here in 1857. The town expanded rapidly in the 1970s with the development of London overspill housing between Sunderland Road and St Neots Road. This expansion continued into the 1990s with new housing developments at Fallow Field and Ivel Park. Sandy is governed by two tiers of local government: the town council, and the Unitary Authority of Central Bedfordshire. It is within the Parliamentary constituency of North East Bedfordshire.
