Chellington

Chellington
Church of St Nicholas
Chellington
Location within Bedfordshire
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBEDFORD
Postcode districtMK43
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Chellington is a village in the civil parish of Carlton and Chellington, in the Bedford borough of Bedfordshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Bedford town centre.

Chellington was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a parish within the Hundred of Willey.[2] In 1934 the parish was merged with the neighbouring parish of Carlton to form a new parish called Carlton and Chellington.[3] At the 1931 census (the last before the abolition of the parish), Chellington had a population of 78.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Location of North Bedfordshire". parliament.uk. July 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  2. ^ British History Online – Parishes and dates
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Chellington AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Chellington AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

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