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Local Information for Biggleswade

Biggleswade is a small market town on the River Ivel in Bedfordshire, England. It is well served by transport routes, being close to the A1 road between London and the North, as well as the main rail link North from London (the East Coast Main Line).

Located approximately 40 miles (60 km) north of Central London and 20 miles (30 km) west-southwest of Cambridge, the fastest train to London, Kings Cross, takes about 38 minutes, while a car journey to central Cambridge takes approximately 40 minutes. In 2001 the population of the town was approximately 15,383

The area around Biggleswade is thought to have been inhabited from around 10,000 BC, with arrowheads dating from this period found in the region. In Roman times, a loop road known as the White Way passed through Biggleswade (possibly along the course of the present-day Drove Road), linking up with the Ermine Way at Godmanchester. In the Fifth century AD, Saxon invaders settled here — the name Biggleswade is thought...More