Harlington, Bedfordshire

Harlington
Harlington Crossroads
Harlington
Harlington shown within Bedfordshire
Population	2,260 (2004) 2,297 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	TL035305
Civil parish	Harlington
Unitary authority	Central Bedfordshire
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUNSTABLE
Postcode district	LU5
Dialling code	01582, 01525
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Mid Bedfordshire
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 51°57′48″N 0°29′42″W / 51.963355°N 0.495006°W / 51.963355; -0.495006Coordinates: 51°57′48″N 0°29′42″W / 51.963355°N 0.495006°W / 51.963355; -0.495006

Harlington is a village and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England, near the M1 motorway. The nearest town is Flitwick about three miles to the north.

The village is about 1.5 miles from junction 12 of the M1, 7 miles (11 km) north of Luton, 10 miles (16 km) south of Bedford and 40 miles NNW of London.

Harlington has a railway station in the west of the village. It was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras. The original intention had been to call it "Harlington for Toddington". The station is served by Thameslink route trains. From Harlington station, you can travel north to Flitwick and Bedford, or south to Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, Harpenden, St Albans, Central London, East Croydon, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.

The X42 service provides a direct link to Toddington, Westoning, Flitwick, Ampthill, Houghton Conquest, Kempston, and Bedford.

The nearest airport is at Luton, about 8 miles to the South.

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