Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox UK place country England static image static image caption latitude 52.2333 longitude 0.55 official name Souldrop civil parish Knotting and Souldrop population unitary england Bedford borough Bedford lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster North East Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency North East Bedfordshire post town BEDFORD postcode district MK44 postcode area MK dial code 01234 os grid reference SP990126 Souldrop is a small village in Bedfordshire , located near the border with Northamptonshire . Nearby places are, Sharnbrook , Podington , Odell, Bedfordshire Odell , Melchbourne , Yielden , Knotting, Bedfordshire Knotting , and Newton Bromswold and Rushden over the border in Northamptonshire . The schools within the Souldrop catchment are John Gibbard lower in Sharnbrook, Margaret Beaufort middle, in Riseley, and Sharnbrook Upper School and Community College in Sharnbrook. Notable people H. C. Asterley , novelist Gareth Ring External links Commons category inline Souldrop Places in Bedford Borough Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub pl Souldrop ... more details
of Bedfordshire , England . The two parishes of Knotting, Bedfordshire Knotting and Souldrop, BedfordshireSouldrop were combined in 1934. Until 1974 the parish formed part of Bedford rural district . DEFAULTSORT Knotting And Souldrop Category Civil parishes in BedfordshireBedfordshire geo stub nl Knotting and Souldrop ... postal code type postal code area code type area code iso code website footnotes Knotting and Souldrop ... more details
Infobox England county name Bedfordshire image File Flag of Bedfordshire.svg 150px br Flag of Bedfordshire motto Constant Be map File Bedfordshire UK locator map 2010.svg 200px Bedfordshire within England ... cerem counties RNK Bedfordshire popestdate English statistics year pop English cerem counties POP Bedfordshire density km2 English cerem counties DEN Bedfordshire ethnicity 86.3 White br 8.3 S.Asian br ... Labour Party UK L Andrew Selous Conservative Party UK C subdivmap Image 2009 Bedfordshire Ceremonial Numbered.png 150px Bedfordshire s unitary authorities subdivs Bedford borough Bedford Unitary Central Bedfordshire Central Bedfordshire Unitary Luton Luton Unitary Bedfordshire IPAc en icon b ... flowers in Britain www.plantlife.org.uk ref The traditional nickname for people from Bedfordshire is Bedfordshire Bulldogs or Bedfordshire clanger Clangers , this last deriving from a local dish comprising a suet crust dumpling filled with meat or jam or both. History Main History of Bedfordshire ..., which itself means Beda s ford river crossing . Bedfordshire was historically divided into the nine hundred division hundred s Barford, Bedfordshire Barford , Biggleswade hundred Biggleswade , Clifton, Bedfordshire Clifton , Flitt , Manshead , Redbournestoke , Stodden , Willey hundred Willey , Wixamtree ... to Bedfordshire. A complete list of changes would be useful Geography The southern end of the county ... drainage basin of the River Great Ouse and its tributaries. Most of Bedfordshire s rocks are clay ... . The Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge Greensand Ridge is an escarpment across the county from near Leighton Buzzard to near Gamlingay in Cambridgeshire . Climate Bedfordshire is relatively dry, being ... of the county i.e. Woburn . Politics Local government For local government purposes, Bedfordshire ... Bedfordshire . Bedfordshire County Council was abolished on 1 April 2009, although the three districts continue to form a county for ceremonial functions such as Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire lieutenancy ... more details
infobox UK place country England latitude 51.9142 longitude 0.53318 official name Thorn os grid reference TL009249 population population ref civil parish Houghton Regis region East of England unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire constituency westminster South West Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency South West Bedfordshire post town DUNSTABLE postcode district LU5 postcode area LU dial code 01582 Thorn is a Hamlet place hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire , England . The settlement is located to the north of Bidwell, Bedfordshire Bidwell and Houghton Regis , and to the south of Wingfield, Bedfordshire Wingfield and Chalgrave . Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub pl Thorn Bedfordshire ... more details
unreferenced date October 2008 infobox UK place country England static image static image caption latitude 52.06002 longitude 0.34836 official name Ireland population civil parish Southill, Bedfordshire Southill unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster North East Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency North East Bedfordshire post town SHEFFORD postcode district SG17 postcode area SG dial code 01462 os grid reference Ireland is a hamlet in the civil parish of Southill, Bedfordshire Southill , Bedfordshire , England . External links Commons category inline Ireland, Bedfordshire Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub pl Ireland Bedfordshire ... more details
Infobox UK place country England latitude 52.06716 longitude 0.23964 official name Holme civil parish Biggleswade population unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster North East Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency North East Bedfordshire post town BIGGLESWADE postcode district SG18 postcode area SG dial code 01767 os grid reference TL207424 Holme is a Hamlet place hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire , England . The settlement is close to Edworth and Langford, Bedfordshire Langford . The nearest town to Holme is Biggleswade . Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub pl Holme Bedfordshire ... more details
infobox UK place country England latitude 51.89503 longitude 0.55601 official name Sewell os grid reference SP993261 population population ref civil parish Houghton Regis region East of England unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire constituency westminster South West Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency South West Bedfordshire post town DUNSTABLE postcode district LU5 postcode area LU dial code 01582 Sewell is a Hamlet place hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire , England . Sewell is a small rural settlement, though it is located near to the town of Dunstable and therefore the wider Luton Dunstable Urban Area . The settlement forms part of the Houghton Regis civil parish . Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub pl Sewell Bedfordshire ... more details
Infobox UK place country England latitude 52.1161 longitude 0.31105 official name Hatch population civil parish Northill unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster North East Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency NE Bedfordshire post town BIGGLESWADE postcode district SG18 postcode area SG dial code 01767 os grid reference TL157477 Hatch is a Hamlet place hamlet in Bedfordshire , England . The settlement forms part of the Northill Civil parish parish in Central Bedfordshire . Budna and Thorncote Green are located near to Hatch. Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub pl Hatch Bedfordshire ... more details
infobox UK place official name Holywell country England region East of England population population ref os grid reference TL016171 latitude 51.84373 longitude 0.52649 post town DUNSTABLE postcode area LU postcode district LU6 dial code 01582 civil parish Studham constituency westminster South West Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency South West Bedfordshire unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire Holywell is a Hamlet place hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire , England . The settlement is close to Whipsnade and Studham , and Holywell forms part of the Studham civil parish . Holywell is also located close to the county border with Hertfordshire . Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub pl Holywell Bedfordshire ... more details
infobox UK place country England static image static image caption latitude 52 longitude 0.366667 official name Gravenhurst population unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster Mid Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency Mid Bedfordshire post town BEDFORD postcode district MK45 postcode area MK dial code 01462 os grid reference TL121143 Gravenhurst also known as Lower Gravenhurst is a village and civil parishes in England civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire , England . The parish includes Upper Gravenhurst , as well as the hamlet of Ion . ref http www.bedfordshire.gov.uk CommunityAndLiving ArchivesAndRecordOffice GuidesToCollections GuideToBedfordshireParishes.aspx Guide to Bedfordshire Parishes ref Features of Gravenhurst include St Mary s Church, Lower Gravenhurst St. Mary s Church , which was built during the 14th century. ref http www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk webingres bedfordshire vlib 0.digitised resources gravenhurst timeline.htm Gravenhurst history timeline ref References reflist External links Commons category inline Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire http www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk webingres bedfordshire vlib 0.digitised resources gravenhurst timeline.htm Gravenhurst history timeline Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Category Civil parishes in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub nl Gravenhurst Bedfordshire pl Gravenhurst Bedfordshire ... more details
Refimprove date June 2010 infobox UK place country England static image static image caption latitude 52.04415 longitude 0.63738 official name Salford population population ref civil parish Hulcote and Salford unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster Mid Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency Mid Bedfordshire post town MILTON KEYNES postcode district MK17 postcode area MK dial code 01908 os grid reference SP935392 Salford is a small English village in the county of Bedfordshire , near the large new town of Milton Keynes . It is located near the M1 motorway . ref cite web title Salford pubs and bars pubs in Salford, Bedfordshire url http www.beerintheevening.com pubs results.shtml el Salford 3BBedfordshire work pub information Salford pubs and bars pubs in Salford, Bedfordshire publisher Neransk Limited 2001 2010. accessdate 26 June 2010 ref External links reflist Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub pl Salford Bedfordshire ... more details
infobox UK place country England static image static image caption latitude 52.05492 longitude 0.30359 official name Stanford population civil parish Southill, Bedfordshire Southill unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster North East Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency North East Bedfordshire post town Biggleswade postcode district SG18 postcode area SG dial code 01462 os grid reference TL163014 Stanford is a hamlet in the English county of Bedfordshire . It is part of the http www.southillparish.net parish of Southill that also contains the villages of Southill, Bedfordshire Southill , Broom, Bedfordshire Broom and Ireland, Bedfordshire Ireland . The village has recently transformed an empty field in the middle of the village into a playing field using local grants. It now includes a playground area, basketball court and a football pitch. Despite local opposition, an application by Tarmac Limited Tarmac for permission to quarry for sand and gravel on the land between Stanford and the neighbouring village of Broom, Bedfordshire Broom was approved by Bedfordshire County Council in January 2008. External links http www.southillparishcouncil.gov.uk Southill Parish Council Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub ... more details
Refimprove date July 2007 infobox UK place country England latitude 52.05 longitude 0.416667 official name Haynes population unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster Mid Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency Mid Bedfordshire post town BEDFORD postcode district MK45 postcode area MK dial code 01234 os grid reference Haynes is a small village and civil parishes in England civil parish located in Bedfordshire , England , about seven miles 11 km south of Bedford . It includes the small hamlet of Haynes Church End . It was previously known as Hawnes. ref cite web title GENUKI Haynes, Bedfordshire url http www.genuki.org.uk big eng BDF Haynes accessdate 13 June 2011 ref The name Haynes is derived from an Old English word meaning enclosures . It was mentioned in Domesday Book . There is a pub, The Greyhound , a shop, a post office, a village hall and a Lower School. In 1730 the philosopher John Gay philosopher John Gay became Vicar Anglican Vicar of Wilshamstead later adding the Benefice living of Haynes . External links Commons category inline Haynes, Bedfordshire Notes references Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Category Civil parishes in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub nl Haynes Bedfordshire pl Haynes Bedfordshire ... more details
infobox UK place country England latitude 51.90658 longitude 0.52443 official name Bidwell os grid reference TL016241 population population ref civil parish Houghton Regis region East of England unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire constituency westminster South West Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency South West Bedfordshire post town DUNSTABLE postcode district LU5 postcode area LU dial code 01582 Bidwell is a Hamlet place hamlet located next to Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire , England . Originally a small rural settlement, the southern part of Bidwell has been largely merged into the wider Houghton Regis area over the years. However the northern part of Bidwell still opens out onto open countryside. It is therefore on the very edge of the Luton Dunstable Urban Area . Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub pl Bidwell Bedfordshire ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2011 infobox UK place country England official name Everton civil parish latitude 52.14604 longitude 0.24624 population unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster North East Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency North East Bedfordshire post town SANDY postcode district SG19 postcode area SG static image static image caption dial code 01767 os grid reference TL201512 Everton is a small village and civil parishes in England civil parish located in north Bedfordshire , England . Everton has no shop but is home to a pub, local church, and a lower school. There is a large recreation ground which contains both full sized and five a side football pitches, a basketball net, and a fenced in play area. The village is situated on top of Tempsford Hill on the Greensand Ridge Walk and is close to RAF Tempsford . St Mary s Church as it exists now is substantially 12th Century although the tower, nave clerestory and south porch are 15th Century. The pub is the Thornton Arms. The school is Everton Lower School . This is not the home of Everton FC a Premier League football club based in Liverpool . External links Commons category inline Everton, Bedfordshire Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Category Civil parishes in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub nl Everton Bedfordshire pl Everton Bedfordshire ... more details
infobox UK place country England latitude 52.029 longitude 0.358 official name Campton civil parish Campton and Chicksands unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster Mid Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency Mid Bedfordshire post town SHEFFORD postcode district SG17 postcode area SG dial code 01462 os grid reference TL0523 Campton is a village in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire , England . It is part of the civil parishes in England civil parish of Campton and Chicksands population 2,510 ref Bedfordshire County Council, http www.bedfordshire.gov.uk CouncilAndDemocracy Statisticsandcensus PopulationEstimatesAndForecasts.aspx Population Estimates and Forecasts , estimate for 2007. ref with the nearby Chicksands . It is about nine miles 15 km south of Bedford , and is about nine miles north west from Letchworth and sits on a tributary of the River Ivel It is just to the west of Shefford, Bedfordshire Shefford . At the centre of the village of is the 13th century All Saints Church. Chicksands is to the north of the village, and consists almost entirely of the wooded Chicksands Priory estate. It was used as an American military base until 1995 and is now used as the British Intelligence & Security Centre since 1997. For local government purposes it forms part of Central Bedfordshire Council and is within the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency, whose Member of Parliament MP is currently Nadine Dorries of the Conservative Party UK Conservative Party . References reflist External links http www.camptonandchicksands.org.uk Parish website External links Commons category inline Campton, Bedfordshire Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub it Campton Bedfordshire pl Campton Bedfordshire vo Campton Bedfordshire ... more details
infobox UK place country England static image static image caption latitude 51.92595 longitude 0.54674 official name Wingfield population civil parish Chalgrave unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster South West Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency South West Bedfordshire post town LEIGHTON BUZZARD postcode district LU7 postcode area LU dial code 01525 os grid reference TL000262 Wingfield is a Hamlet place hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire , England . The settlement is close to Tebworth and Chalgrave , with the nearest town being Houghton Regis . Wingfield forms part of the Chalgrave civil parish , and is home to The Plough Inn public house . Wingfield is part of the ward of Heath and Reach 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 . External links http www.theploughinn.com The Plough Inn, Wingfield Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub pl Wingfield Bedfordshire ... more details
infobox UK place official name Hyde country England region East of England population 380 population ref ref Bedfordshire County Council, http www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk council and democracy statistics population.aspx Population Estimates and Forecasts , estimate for 2007. ref os grid reference TL125175 latitude 51.8455 longitude 0.3674 post town LUTON postcode area LU postcode district LU1, LU2 dial code 01582 constituency westminster Luton South UK Parliament constituency Luton South unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire Hyde also known as The Hyde is a civil parishes in England civil parish in the county of Bedfordshire . It lies just south east of Luton . Most of the land to the west of the River Lea is occupied by the Luton Hoo estate, which includes West Hyde. To the east of the river, the parish contains the ruins of Someries Castle and the hamlet place hamlets of Chiltern Green , East Hyde and New Mill End . Hyde was served by two railway stations, Luton Hoo railway station Luton Hoo and Chiltern Green railway station Chiltern Green , but these have since closed. References reflist External links Commons category Hyde, Bedfordshire http www.seekinghyde.org.uk An incomplete account of East Hyde, West Hyde and Hyde Parish on seekinghyde.org.uk Retrieved 9 November 2009 Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Category Civil parishes in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub nl Hyde Bedfordshire pl Hyde Bedfordshire ... more details
Dean sometimes known as Over Dene refers to a pair of villages located in the Dean and Shelton Civil parish parish of Bedfordshire , England Lower Dean Upper Dean See also Dean disambiguation geodis sv Dean, Bedfordshire ... more details
Shelton is the name of three settlements in the county of Bedfordshire , England Shelton, North Bedfordshire , in the parish of Dean and Shelton Lower Shelton , in the parish of Marston Moretaine Upper Shelton , in the parish of Marston Moretaine See also Shelton disambiguation geodis ... more details
infobox UK place country England official name Froxfield civil parish Eversholt population unitary england Central Bedfordshire lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster post town postcode district MK17 postcode area MK dial code os grid reference Froxfield is a small Hamlet place hamlet in Bedfordshire , England . coord 51 59 24 N 0 34 48 W display title References CoorOS Places in Bedfordshire Category Villages in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub ... more details
infobox UK place country England static image static image caption latitude 52.17624 longitude 0.31070 official name Roxton population unitary england Bedford borough Bedford lieutenancy england Bedfordshire region East of England constituency westminster North East Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency North East Bedfordshire post town BEDFORD postcode district MK44 postcode area MK dial code 01234 os grid reference TL154995 Roxton is a small village and civil parishes in England civil parish located in the Bedford borough Bedford Borough of Bedfordshire , England . The village has two Church building church es, the Royal Oak public house and a garden centre . There is a post office to the rear of the public house. Roxton Church of England Lower School is also located in the village. The parish used to include Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden , but in May 2007 they became independent of Roxton. Notable people born in Roxton Wayne Larkins , a former Northamptonshire and England cricketer External links Commons category inline Roxton, Bedfordshire http roxtonparishcouncil.bedsparishes.gov.uk Roxton Parish Council http www.charleswells.co.uk home pub guide pub royal oak roxton Royal Oak Pub, Roxton http www.roxtongardencentre.co.uk Roxton Garden Centre http www.roxton.beds.sch.uk Roxton V.A. Church of England Lower School Places in Bedford Borough Category Villages in Bedfordshire Category Civil parishes in Bedfordshire Bedfordshire geo stub nl Roxton Bedfordshire pl Roxton Bedfordshire ... more details
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