Upper Dean
| Upper Dean | |
|---|---|
  Upper Dean Upper Dean shown within Bedfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | TL046677 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HUNTINGDON |
| Postcode district | PE28 |
| Dialling code | 01234 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Upper Dean is a village located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England.
Description
The village forms part of the Dean and Shelton civil parish, and is close to the settlements of Melchbourne and Swineshead. Upper Dean is the location of All Saints Church and of Eileen Wade Lower School, which opened in 1877 and moved to new premises in 1973.[1][2].
Famous person
The scholar and Bible translator Francis Dillingham (died 1625) was born here, perhaps in the early 1570s.[3]
References
- ↑ School history Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ↑ School site
- ↑ Wright, Stephen, "Dillingham, Francis (d. 1625)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.
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