Little Staughton
| Little Staughton | |
  Little Staughton |
|
| Population | 440 (2011 Census)[1] |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | TL103516 |
| Unitary authority | Bedford |
| Ceremonial county | Bedfordshire |
| Region | East |
| 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 | North East Bedfordshire |
|
|
Coordinates: 52°15′00″N 0°23′00″W / 52.25°N 0.3833°W
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
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.