| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 51.9634°N -0.495°W |
| Official Name: | Harlington |
| Static Image Name: | HarlingtonCrossroads(Peter Roberts)Mar2005.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Harlington Crossroads |
| Population: | 2,300 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 Census)[1] 2,278 (2021 Census)[2] |
| Civil Parish: | Harlington |
| Unitary England: | Central Bedfordshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | Bedfordshire |
| Region: | East of England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Post Town: | DUNSTABLE |
| Postcode District: | LU5 |
| Postcode Area: | LU |
| Dial Code: | 01582, 01525 |
| Os Grid Reference: | TL035305 |
Harlington is a village and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England, near the M1 motorway. The nearest town is Flitwick about 3miles to the north.
The village is about 1.5miles from junction 12 of the M1, 7miles north of Luton, 10miles south of Bedford and 40miles north northwest 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.[3] 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,, 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 8miles to the south.
There are several churches, including the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Harlington Methodist Church and Life Church (part of the Pioneer network of churches). There is a small parade of shops consisting of a general store with post office counter, a dry cleaner, an estate agent and a cafe.
There are several buildings surrounding the village green (also called Bury Orchard) used for community activities. These include the parish hall, village hall and scout hut. A cricket pitch adjoins the village green.
The village is home to two schools, Harlington Lower and Harlington Upper. The lower school takes children from reception class through to age 9 (end of school Year 4), and received an "Outstanding" rating in its 2010 OFSTED Report.[4] Also on the Lower School site is Harlington Village Pre-School,[5] a volunteer-run charity accepting children from the ages of two years and nine months. As Central Bedfordshire operates a three-tier system, children aged between 9 and 13 (school Years 5 to 8) attend Parkfields Middle School in nearby Toddington.
Harlington Upper School serves a large rural area, and takes children from age 13 (school Year 9) up to A-level. In 2006, Harlington Upper School became a specialist science college, thanks to funding raised by its parent-teacher association, HUSA.[6]