Hockliffe

Hockliffe
St Nicholas parish church
Hockliffe is located in Bedfordshire
Hockliffe
Hockliffe
Location within Bedfordshire
Population1,068 (parish)[1]
OS grid referenceSP972267
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEIGHTON BUZZARD
Postcode districtLU7
Dialling code01525
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Bedfordshire
51°55′52″N 0°35′11″W / 51.9311°N 0.5865°W / 51.9311; -0.5865

Hockliffe is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire on the crossroads of the A5 road which lies upon the course of the Roman road known as Watling Street and the A4012 and B5704 roads.

It is about four miles east of Leighton Buzzard. Nearby places are Heath and Reach, Eggington, Stanbridge, Battlesden, Toddington, Tebworth and Tilsworth.

Hockliffe is in Heath and Reach ward which sends a councillor to Central Bedfordshire Council. The ward includes the villages of Heath and Reach, Hockliffe, Eggington, Stanbridge, Tilsworth, Tebworth and Wingrave. The ward was created in 2011 and has since been represented by Councillor Mark Versallion.[2]

  1. ^ ONS, Census 2021 Parish Profiles
  2. ^ "Local News in Luton, Dunstable and Bedfordshire | Mark and Ian go on parade with the Navy". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.