Walking Routes
The Sugar Loaf and the Meppershall Social Club offer a variety of indoor entertainments on different days. There are many activities taking place in the Village Hall during the week.
The nearest library is in Shefford.
Home to a dynamic community, beautiful countryside, and local businesses & amenities. First recorded as Malpertesselle in 1086, through to adopting the name of Meppershall in 1806, the historic village is home to a number of listed buildings.
...but placed in a dismal country upon a wretched soil, in a starving village, with roads nearly impassable: (nothing but force could set me down in such a place).
Nestled in the heart of the Bedfordshire countryside, Meppershall is a vibrant and growing community that prides itself on its friendly spirit and rich heritage. From the historic 12th-century architecture of St Mary’s Church to our modern Village Hall, we offer a perfect balance of rural charm and contemporary living.
Whether you are a long-term resident, a new neighbour, or just visiting, discover what our village has to offer. Find local events, stay updated with the Meppershall Messenger, and find out how you can get involved in the many clubs and activities that make our village a wonderful place to call home.
The hub of village activity is Meppershall Village Hall, recently redeveloped. This also accommodates amongst others the Meppershall Social Club and Meppershall Pre-school.
Meppershall Good Neighbours Group, is a voluntary group who call themselves GNOMES(Good Neighbours Offering Meppershall Excellent Services).
The Meppershall Messenger is a magazine produced by volunteers for the benefit of the whole village. It is delivered free to every household during the last week of each month except August and December. The advertising pages reflect a wide cross-section of local businesses and tradesmen.
Other local organisations can be found on our Local Groups page and Business Directory.
CBC equips each Meppershall household with 4 refuse bins: one with a green top for refuse that can be recycled, one with a black top for refuse that has to go into landfill, one that is all green for garden waste, and a brown bin for food waste.
Central Bedfordshire Council has more details of what can go into which bin. Black bins are emptied on alternate Wednesdays from the all-green & green-lid bin. Food waste is collected separately: each household has a small brown “caddy” for the kitchen, for which CBC provides biodegradable liners. Full liners can be decanted into the larger brown bin, which is emptied every week. All bins due for collection have to be put out before 7am on Wednesday mornings.
Several Tidy Tips are approximately equidistant from Meppershall: Biggleswade Tidy Tip, next to Sainsbury’s on the A1; Ampthill Tidy Tip on Abbey Lane off Oliver Street, and Letchworth Household Waste Recycling Centre, Blackhorse Road, Letchworth Garden City.
Meppershall Bottle Bank is in the car park outside the Village Hall, where residents can also find charity donation bins.
Meppershall Pre-school is located within the Village Hall.
The village primary school is Meppershall Church of England Academy, which is part of the Poppy Hill Church of England Multi Academy Trust. Meppershall Academy currently accepts children up to Year 4; however, Central Bedfordshire schools will be converting to a 2-tier system in the coming year, and once this happens, Meppershall Academy will accept children up to Year 6.
Current local middle schools include: Henlow Church of England Academy (part of the Poppy Hill CofE Multi Academy Trust), Robert Bloomfield Academy, and Etonbury Academy (an extended secondary school). All these schools are currently middle schools, however as part of the change to the 2-tier system, Henlow Academy will convert to a secondary school.
The current upper school for years 9 – 11, plus Sixth Form, is Samuel Whitbread Academy.
Village defibrillators are located outside the Village Hall, Meppershall Academy, and the Village Stores / Post Office on the High Street.
For emergencies the nearest A&E units are at Bedford Hospital, the Luton & Dunstable Hospital, and the Lister Hospital, in Stevenage.
The nearest Doctor’s surgery to Meppershall is in the Shefford Health Centre in Robert Lucas Drive, off Hitchin Road, Shefford. Shefford Pharmacy operates independently from within the same building.
There is also Lower Stondon Surgery at The Hawthorns, 109, Station Road, Lower Stondon, that will provide services to Meppershall residents.
Shefford Dental Practice is located 34 High Street, Shefford.
There is a Women’s Institute in Gravenhurst & Shillington. The nearest Scout & Guide groups are in Shillington.
The Meppershall Players are located in Shefford, at the STMA.
Various sports are catered for in the area surrounding Meppershall:
Meppershall Speedwatch look to increase awareness of the necessity to obey speed limits within our village, for the safety of pedestrians and other road users.
The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Church of England, is located on Church Road, off Campton Road, in Meppershall; where there is also a churchyard.
St Francis of Assisi is a Roman Catholic Church, located on the High Street in Shefford.
The nearest Methodist Chapel is located on the High Street in Gravenhurst.
Stondon and Shefford both have Baptist Churches.