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.
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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