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Pertenhall Village Hall Plaque
Pertenhall is a small village and civil parishes in England, civil parish located in Bedfordshire, close to the borders of Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Its parish council is Quality Parish Council It has recently published its Parish Plan which is available on the website The name derives from Peters Hill (allegedly) based on the Hill by Church of St Peter, Pertenhall, St Peters Church. The parish of Pertenhall & Swineshead, Bedfordshire, Swineshead is part of the Stodden Hundred (country subdivision), Hundred (which comprises Bolnhurst, Clapham, Bedfordshire, Clapham, Dean and Shelton, Keysoe, Knotting, Bedfordshire, Knotting, Little Staughton, Melchbourne, Milton Ernest, Oakley, Bedfordshire, Oakley, Pertenhall, Riseley, Bedfordshire, Riseley, Shelton, North Bedfordshire, Shelton, Tilbrook and Yelden). The village is drawn out along the B660 beginning with Chapel Yard, derived from the Moravian Church, Moravian Chapel located there and is characterised by a series of 'E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Of Bedford
The Borough of Bedford is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. Its council is based in Bedford, its namesake and principal settlement, which is the county town of Bedfordshire. The borough contains one large urban area, the 71st largest in the United Kingdom that comprises Bedford and the adjacent town of Kempston, surrounded by a rural area with many villages. 75% of the borough's population live in the Bedford Urban Area and the five large villages which surround it, which makes up slightly less than 6% of the total land area of the Borough. The borough is also the location of the Wixams new town development, which received its first residents in 2009. Formation The ancient borough of Bedford was a borough by prescription, with its original date of incorporation unknown. The earliest surviving charter was issued c. 1166 by Henry II, confirming to the borough the liberties and customs which it had held in the reign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchbourne
Melchbourne is a small village located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. The village is located west of Swineshead, Bedfordshire, Swineshead and east of Yielden. Melchbourne forms part of the Melchbourne and Yielden civil parish. Melchbourne Preceptory was located in the village. Today the village is the location of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Melchbourne, Church of St Mary Magdalene. Notable residents * Audrey Pearl, Audrey Lawson-Johnston, the last living survivor of the sinking of the ''RMS Lusitania'' in 1915. * Sarah Kennedy, BBC radio presenter. Moved 2012 * Major Gen; Sir Percy Cox, British Diplomat (died there 1937) Influential figure in founding of Iraq. References Villages in Bedfordshire Borough of Bedford {{Bedfordshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pertenhall Village Hall Inscription
Pertenhall is a small village and civil parishes in England, civil parish located in Bedfordshire, close to the borders of Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Its parish council is Quality Parish Council It has recently published its Parish Plan which is available on the website The name derives from Peters Hill (allegedly) based on the Hill by Church of St Peter, Pertenhall, St Peters Church. The parish of Pertenhall & Swineshead, Bedfordshire, Swineshead is part of the Stodden Hundred (country subdivision), Hundred (which comprises Bolnhurst, Clapham, Bedfordshire, Clapham, Dean and Shelton, Keysoe, Knotting, Bedfordshire, Knotting, Little Staughton, Melchbourne, Milton Ernest, Oakley, Bedfordshire, Oakley, Pertenhall, Riseley, Bedfordshire, Riseley, Shelton, North Bedfordshire, Shelton, Tilbrook and Yelden). The village is drawn out along the B660 beginning with Chapel Yard, derived from the Moravian Church, Moravian Chapel located there and is characterised by a series of 'E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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