Shefford
Shefford is a Town in the county of Bedfordshire.
There are great places to visit near Shefford 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 several good towns in the Shefford area like Sandy, Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Cranfield, and Biggleswade.
There are a number of nature reserves near Shefford including RSPB The Lodge, and Sharnbrook Summit.
Ancient Sites to visit near Shefford include Galley Hill Hillfort.
Galley Hill Hillfort is a great place to visit close to Shefford if you like hills.
There are a several good woodlands in the area around Shefford like The Everton Estate.
Shefford is near some unmissable rivers and streams like River Great Ouse at Bedford,
The area around Shefford features a number of interesting villages including Stevington, Cardington, Willington - Bedford, Whipsnade, Stewartby, Aspley Guise, and Great Barford.
Shefford has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Stevington Windmill, Willington Dovecote and Stables, Bedford School Chapel, Stewartby Brickworks, Great Barford Bridge, Market Place Woburn, and Town Hall at Woburn.
Priory Country Park, and Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade Estate are some of Shefford best country parks to visit near Shefford.
There are a number of lakes near to Shefford including Priory Lake.
The area close to Shefford boasts some of the best shopping centres including The Mall Luton.
Shefford History
There are some historic monuments around Shefford:
Places to see near Shefford
History of Shefford
Between 1868 and 1974 Shefford was the site of St Francis’ Boy’s Home (orphanage) that was situated on High Street next to the Roman Catholic Church dedicated to St Francis of Assisi. The church remains in use as a place of worship. The orphanage buildings, which are seen on the right of the picture, have been turned into flats. The orphanage buildings are the most imposing in the town and date from the 1880s. Many files regarding the home can be found at the Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service at Borough Hall in Bedford. There are Home Office and Department for Education Inspection Reports available that cover the period from 1962 to 1969. During World War II an entire Jewish children’s community came into being in Shefford as evacuees from Europe were billeted in and around the town as part of “Operation Pied Piper Tomorrow”. The River Flit and the River Hit run through the town. The Flit runs from Flitwick and joins the River Ivel on the edge of Shefford. The Ivel eventually joins the River Great Ouse just north of Sandy.
