Little Staughton
Appearance
Little Staughton | |
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Population | 440 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | TL103516 |
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 |
UK Parliament | |
Little Staughton is a small village and civil parish located in the north of Bedfordshire. The parish is part of the Stodden Hundred (which comprises Bolnhurst, Clapham, Dean and Shelton, Keysoe, Knotting, Little Staughton, Melchbourne, Milton Ernest, Oakley, Pertenhall & Swineshead, Riseley, Shelton, Tilbrook and Yelden). The parish church, All Saints, is set apart from the present village – the previous village having been abandoned following an outbreak of the Bubonic plague.
During World War II it was the home of 109 Squadron (Mosquito bombers) and 582 Squadron (Lancaster bombers).
The airfield is now largely used for other purposes but retains a recently listed Control tower.
See also
- Great Staughton, located close by in Huntingdonshire
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Little Staughton.
- Little Staughton Control Tower
- Little Staughton Official Website
- All Saints Church Website
- Little Staughton Baptist Church