Campton,_Bedfordshire

Campton, Bedfordshire

Campton, Bedfordshire

Village in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England

Campton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Campton and Chicksands, in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is about 9 miles (14 km) south of Bedford, and is about 9 miles (14 km) north-west from Letchworth and sits on a tributary of the River Ivel.[1] It is just to the west of Shefford. The 13th century Church of All Saints is in the centre of the village.[2] In 1961 the parish had a population of 358.[3]

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History

Campton is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The entry reads: Chambeltone: Ralph de Lanquetot from Walter Giffard; Fulbert from Willian d'Eu; Thurstan.[4] The name Campton is derived from a British stream name similar to the name Camel in Cornwall.[5]

On 1 April 1985 the parish was abolished and merged with Chicksands to form "Campton & Chicksands".[6]

Governance

Campton is in the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency and since the 2023 Mid Bedfordshire by-election the elected member is Alistair Strathern of the Labour Party.

References

  1. [1]
    "Campton & Chicksands - Home Page". www.camptonandchicksands.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. [2]
    Historic England. "PARISH CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (1113722)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Population statistics Campton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Campton Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  5. [5]
    Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 84–85. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  6. [6]
    "Biggleswade Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

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