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Thurleigh
Thurleigh is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, north Bedfordshire, England, situated around north of Bedford town centre. History Excavations have shown evidence the locality was occupied in the Iron-Age, Roman and Saxon periods. In Domesday of 1086 the Middle English orthography as to both modern 'th' digraph sounds was often in different forms particularly as to this county — the place is ''LaLega''. By 1372 it is ''Thyrleye''. In 1813, ''Thurleigh'', or ''Thurley'', is recorded as being in the Hundred of Willey and the Deanery of Eaton. The scribes were particularly ecclesiastical for the county as ''Lega'' is a very Latin-esque form of ''leigh''. The latter is a very common word, rarely used today for meadow or clearing (lea) almost certainly an Anglo-Saxon word perhaps preceded by the definite article, as early written in unrelated prose ''þǣre lēa''. Being in the Danelaw however a link to Thor cannot be ruled out. There was a church her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred Of Willey
The Hundred of Willey is a historical land division, a hundred in the northwest corner of Bedfordshire, England. Its northwestern boundary is the county border with Northamptonshire, and its southwestern boundary the border with Buckinghamshire. Some of its parishes and settlements lay on the River Great Ouse which flows through the hundred. Overview The hundred of Willey was formed after King Edward the Elder subdued the Vikings of Bedford in 915 and constructed two burhs on each side of the River Ouse in Bedford. Willey, Barford, Stodden and the half-hundreds of Buckelow and Bedford were created to support the north Bedford burh. Willey consisted of 105 hides, which were situated in the following vills: Carlton, Chellington, Farndish, Felmersham with Radwell, Harrold, Odell, Podington with Hinwick, Sharnbrook, Thurleigh, Turvey, and Wymington. The name of the hundred is derived from Old English wēoh ‘an idol, a shrine’ and lēah ‘clearing, clearing in a wood� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedford
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district. Bedford was founded at a ford (crossing), ford on the River Great Ouse and is thought to have been the burial place of King Offa of Mercia, who is remembered for building Offa's Dyke on the Welsh border. Bedford Castle was built by Henry I of England, Henry I, although it was destroyed in 1224. Bedford was granted borough status in 1166 and has been represented in Parliament since 1265. It is known for its large Italians in the United Kingdom, population of Italian descent. History The name of the town is believed to derive from the name of a Saxon chief called Beda, and a Ford (crossing), ford crossing the River Great Ouse. Bedford was a market town for the surrounding agricultural region from the early Middle Ages. The Anglo-Saxon King Offa of Mercia was buried in the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Of Bedford
Bedford, or the Borough of Bedford, is a Districts of England, local government district with borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It is administered by Bedford Borough Council, a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority. The council is based in Bedford, the borough's namesake and principal settlement, which is the county town of Bedfordshire. The Bedford built-up-area is List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, the 71st largest in the United Kingdom and also includes Kempston and Biddenham. Away from the Bedford built-up area the borough includes a large rural area with many villages. 75% of the borough's population live in the Bedford built-up 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 settlement, immediately south of Bedford, which received its first residents in 2009. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colmworth
Colmworth is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in the county of Bedfordshire, England about north-east of Bedford. The parish, including the hamlet of Duck's Cross, had a population of 393 at the 2011 census. Geography Colmworth is west of St Neots, west of Cambridge and north of central London. The village is separated by Colmworth Brook into two areas. To the north is the larger Church End and to the south is Chapel End. Area The civil parish covers an area of . Elevation The village is about above sea level. The land slopes down to in the southeast of the parish. Landscape The village lies within the Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands as designated by Natural England. Bedford Borough Council classifies the local landscape as Thurleigh Clay Farmland with large and open arable fields. Roads are mainly lined with hedges and trees interspersed with open stretches. Geology and soil type The parish lies on Oadby till above Oxford clay a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilbrook
Tilbrook is a village and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, approximately west of Huntingdon and north-west of Cambridge. Though administered as part of Cambridgeshire, the village historically belonged to Bedfordshire, being situated north of Bedford. The parish had a population of 256 in 2021. Government As a civil parish, Tilbrook has a parish council. The parish council is elected by the residents of the parish who have registered on the electoral roll; the parish council is the lowest tier of government in England. A parish council is responsible for providing and maintaining a variety of local services including allotments and a cemetery; grass cutting and tree planting within public open spaces such as a village green or playing fields. The parish council reviews all planning applications that might affect the parish and makes recommendations to Huntingdonshire District Council, which is the local planning authority for the pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolnhurst
Bolnhurst is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bolnhurst and Keysoe, in the Borough of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. The village is about north-northeast of Bedford town centre and about west of St Neots. In 1931 the parish had a population of 162. History The name is derived from the Old English ''bula-hyrst'', meaning "wooded hill where bulls are kept". Bolnhurst grew up around the main road between Bedford and Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire. the Domesday Book of 1086 lists it as ''Bulehestre'' or ''Bolehestre''. At that time the manor was held by Thorney Abbey. The Abbey retained Bolnhurst until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century. After inclosure of the parish in 1778, Arthur Young, despite never having visited the village, described Bolnhurst as: :a wet heavy bad country very disadvantageously circumstanced respecting roads, for every way around they are almost impassable... after inclosing fell into bad hands, they laid muc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelton, North Bedfordshire
Shelton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dean and Shelton, in the Borough of Bedford, Bedford district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 101. On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Dean, Bedfordshire, Dean to form "Dean and Shelton". It is close to the county border with Northamptonshire and the district of Huntingdonshire in Cambridgeshire. The 14th century Church of St Mary the Virgin, Shelton, North Bedfordshire, Church of St Mary the Virgin is located in the village. It is a grade I listed building. References Villages in Bedfordshire Former civil parishes in Bedfordshire Borough of Bedford {{Bedfordshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Staughton
Little Staughton is a small village and civil parish located in the north of Bedfordshire. The parish church, All Saints, is set apart from the present village – the previous village having been abandoned following an outbreak of the Bubonic plague. History Little Staughton, known at the beginning of the 11th century as ''Stoctun'' from the old english meaning "farmstead at an outlying hamlet". It was referred to in Domesday Book simply as ''Staughton'', although it does not refer to any taxes being collected in the area. However, by the time of the Hearth tax return in 1671, there were approximately 250 individuals living there. The population rose to a peak of 572 in 1861, then fell due to 218 by 1951, due to the Industrial Revolution and two World Wars Church The Church of All Saints, previously dedicated to St Margaret's, originally had a spire that was destroyed by lightning. The building has been Grade I listed since 1964. RAF Little Staughton During World War II it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office For National Statistics
The Office for National Statistics (ONS; ) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament. Overview The ONS is responsible for the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population and society of the United Kingdom; responsibility for some areas of statistics in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales is devolved to the Devolution in the United Kingdom, devolved governments for those areas. The ONS functions as the executive office of the National Statistician, who is also the UK Statistics Authority's Chief Executive and principal statistical adviser to the UK's National Statistics Institute, and the 'Head Office' of the Government Statistical Service (GSS). Its main office is in Newport near the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office and Tredegar House, but another significant office is in Titchfield in Hampshire, and a small office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilden, Bedfordshire
Wilden is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. The population of 399 in the 2011 Census was estimated at 392 in 2019. Heritage John Marius Wilson's ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' describes Wilden as it was in 1870–1872: "WILDEN, a parish in the district and county of Bedford; 5 miles NE of Bedford r[ailway] station. It has a post-office under Bedford. Acres, 2,160. Real property, £2,765. Pop[ulation], 501. Houses, 112. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £400.* Patron, Mrs. Chalk. The church is good; and there are an Independent chapel, an endowed school with £47 a year, and charities £26." Famous person The scholar and Bible translator Francis Dillingham died in Wilden in 1625. Amenities The village has a 14th–15th century Grade I listed Anglican Church of St Nicholas, Wilden, Bedfordshire, church dedicated to St Nicholas. There is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rectory
A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of a given religion, serving as both a home and a base for the occupant's ministry. Residences of this type can have a variety of names, such as manse, parsonage, presbytery, rectory, or vicarage. Function A clergy house is typically owned and maintained by a church, as a benefit to its clergy. This practice exists in many denominations because of the tendency of clergy to be transferred from one church to another at relatively frequent intervals. Also, in smaller communities, suitable housing is not always available. In addition, such a residence can be supplied in lieu of salary, which may not be able to be provided (especially at smaller congregations). Catholic clergy houses in particular may be lived in by several priests from a parish. Clergy houses frequently serve as the administrative office of the local parish, as well as a residence. They are normally located next to, or at le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eaton Socon
Eaton Socon is a district of St Neots, in the civil parish of St Neots, in the Huntingdonshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England, 1.4 miles south-west of St Neots town centre. Eaton Socon is a component of the town of St Neots, located on its south-west margin. Eaton Socon lies on the west side of the River Great Ouse, and is bounded on the west by the A1 road and on the south by the A428 road (St Neots by-pass). On the north side Duloe Brook delineates the boundary with Eaton Ford, which is also part of St Neots. Much of Eaton Socon is given over to residential use, but there is a large area dedicated to light industry and trade distribution activities. There are also several public houses and inns, and a retail park. In the days of stagecoach travel, Eaton Socon was a major stop on the journey from London to the North, with inns providing refreshments and overnight accommodation for travellers, and feed and rest facilities for horses. Some stage coaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
