Melchbourne is a small village located in the
Borough of Bedford
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in
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council ...
, England.
The village is located west of
Swineshead and east of
Yielden. Melchbourne forms part of the
Melchbourne and Yielden civil parish
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.
Melchbourne Preceptory was located in the village. Today the village is the location of the
Church of St Mary Magdalene.
Notable residents
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Audrey Lawson-Johnston
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, the last living survivor of the sinking of the ''
RMS Lusitania'' in 1915.
*
Sarah Kennedy
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In the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours, Kennedy ...
, BBC radio presenter. Moved 2012
* Major Gen; Sir
Percy Cox
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...
, British Diplomat (died there 1937) Influential figure in founding of Iraq.
References
Villages in Bedfordshire
Borough of Bedford
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