Wilden, Bedfordshire
Wilden | |
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![]() ![]() Wilden Wilden shown within Bedfordshire | |
Population | 399 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | TL096551 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BEDFORD |
Postcode district | MK44 |
Dialling code | 01234 |
Police | Bedfordshire |
Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
Ambulance | East of England |
EU Parliament | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Wilden is a village and civil parish located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England.
Churches, school and pub
The village has a 14thβ15th century Grade I listed Anglican church dedicated to St Nicholas[2] and also a Baptist chapel. Wilden Lower School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England school. There are five Grade II listed buildings in the village.[2] The one pub is called the Victoria Arms. There is also a village hall.
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Wilden churchyard
Old photograph of Church Walk Wilden, circa 1900, showing Village Farm, the Post Office (now known as Tudor Cottage), and St Nicholas Church.
Famous person
The scholar and Bible translator Francis Dillingham died here in 1625.[3]
References
- β "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- 1 2 [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-36622-parish-church-of-saint-nicholas-wilden-church Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- β Wright, Stephen, "Dillingham, Francis (d. 1625)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
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