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'''Chicksands''' is a village in the [[Central Bedfordshire]] district of [[Bedfordshire]], England, and part of the [[civil parish]] of [[Campton and Chicksands]], whose population in 2007 was estimated to be 2,510.<ref>Bedfordshire County Council, [http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/Statisticsandcensus/PopulationEstimatesAndForecasts.aspx Population Estimates and Forecasts], estimate for 2007.</ref> By the 2011 census the figure was accurately placed at being 1,699.<ref name=ONS>{{cite web|title=Campton & Chicksands|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11121601&c=campton+and+chicksands&d=16&e=13&g=6402748&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1463722723438&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491 |publisher=Office for National Statistics of the United Kingdom |accessdate=20 May 2016}}</ref> The village is on the [[River Flit]] and close to its parish village of [[Campton, Bedfordshire|Campton]] and the town of [[Shefford, Bedfordshire|Shefford]].
'''Chicksands''' is a village in the [[Central Bedfordshire]] district of [[Bedfordshire]], England, and part of the [[civil parish]] of [[Campton and Chicksands]], whose population in 2007 was estimated to be 2,510.<ref>Bedfordshire County Council, [http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/Statisticsandcensus/PopulationEstimatesAndForecasts.aspx Population Estimates and Forecasts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105071917/http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/Statisticsandcensus/PopulationEstimatesAndForecasts.aspx |date=5 January 2009 }}, estimate for 2007.</ref> By the 2011 census the figure was accurately placed at being 1,699.<ref name=ONS>{{cite web|title=Campton & Chicksands|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11121601&c=campton+and+chicksands&d=16&e=13&g=6402748&i=1001x1003x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1463722723438&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491 |publisher=Office for National Statistics of the United Kingdom |accessdate=20 May 2016}}</ref> The village is on the [[River Flit]] and close to its parish village of [[Campton, Bedfordshire|Campton]] and the town of [[Shefford, Bedfordshire|Shefford]].


Chicksands is mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] the entry reads: ''Chichesana/e: William de Cairon from Bishop of Lincoln; Three freemen and Walter from Azelina, Ralph Tailbois' wife (it is of her dowry). Mill.''<ref>{{cite web|title=Chicksands in 1086|url=http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/Chicksands/ChicksandsIn1086.aspx |publisher=Bedfordshire Borough Council|accessdate=20 May 2016}}</ref>
Chicksands is mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] the entry reads: ''Chichesana/e: William de Cairon from Bishop of Lincoln; Three freemen and Walter from Azelina, Ralph Tailbois' wife (it is of her dowry). Mill.''<ref>{{cite web|title=Chicksands in 1086|url=http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/Chicksands/ChicksandsIn1086.aspx |publisher=Bedfordshire Borough Council|accessdate=20 May 2016}}</ref>
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* [http://www.camptonandchicksands.org.uk/history8.htm Campton & Chicksands]
* [http://www.camptonandchicksands.org.uk/history8.htm Campton & Chicksands]
* [http://www.midbeds.gov.uk/ Chicksands Offices] – Mid Beds District Council
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070914172343/http://www.midbeds.gov.uk/ Chicksands Offices] – Mid Beds District Council
* [http://www.sheffordtown.co.uk/chicksands-history.htm Chicksands History]
* [http://www.sheffordtown.co.uk/chicksands-history.htm Chicksands History]
* [http://www.chicksandspriory.co.uk/ Friends of Chicksands Prioy Website]
* [http://www.chicksandspriory.co.uk/ Friends of Chicksands Prioy Website]

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Mid Bedfordshire District Council offices
Chicksands is located in Bedfordshire
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Location within Bedfordshire
Population1,699 (2011 Census)[1]
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Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHEFFORD
Postcode districtSG17
Dialling code01462
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°02′13″N 0°21′36″W / 52.037°N 0.360°W / 52.037; -0.360

Chicksands is a village in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, and part of the civil parish of Campton and Chicksands, whose population in 2007 was estimated to be 2,510.[2] By the 2011 census the figure was accurately placed at being 1,699.[1] The village is on the River Flit and close to its parish village of Campton and the town of Shefford.

Chicksands is mentioned in the Domesday Book the entry reads: Chichesana/e: William de Cairon from Bishop of Lincoln; Three freemen and Walter from Azelina, Ralph Tailbois' wife (it is of her dowry). Mill.[3]

Chicksands was the site of RAF Chicksands, an RAF station during World War II. The station was used by the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1995.[4] It was the location for its first huge FLR-9 direction finding antenna from 1963 to 1995. The antenna was known as the 'Elephant Cage' and was dismantled before the USAF left in 1995.[5] It is now home to the Joint Intelligence Training Group (JITG) and the Headquarters of the British Army's Intelligence Corps.[6]

Chicksands Priory, a monastic house built in 1150, is located within the grounds of the Joint Intelligence Training Group.[7] It is opened to the public, by appointment only, on the 1st & 3rd Sunday afternoons, April–October.[8]

Mid Bedfordshire District Council moved to a new office building on a part of the former RAF Chicksands sportsfield, adjacent to the A507, having previously been based in offices at Ampthill and Biggleswade. The new office, named Priory House, was officially opened by the Queen on 17 November 2006 accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh.[9] The offices are now home to Central Bedfordshire Council.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Campton & Chicksands". Office for National Statistics of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ^ Bedfordshire County Council, Population Estimates and Forecasts Archived 5 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine, estimate for 2007.
  3. ^ "Chicksands in 1086". Bedfordshire Borough Council. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. ^ Beatty, Gavin (2010). "Bedfordshire - Defence Intelligence and Security Centre". Sanctuary. No. 39. Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). p. 67. ISSN 0959-4132.
  5. ^ "Chicksands Wood". Visit Shefford. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Campton & Chicksands Parish Plan" (PDF). Campton & Chicksands.org. 2010. p. 3. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Chicksands Priory". Historic England. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Visiting Chicksands Priory". Fiends of Chicksands Priory. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Her Majesty the Queen in Bedfordshire". Bedford Today. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Customer Services Centre". Central Bedforshire Council. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

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