Wilden, Bedfordshire
| Wilden | |
|---|---|
  Wilden Location 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 |
| UK Parliament | |
Wilden is a village and civil parish located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. The population of 399 in the 2011 Census was estimated at 392 in 2019.[2]
Heritage[edit]
John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales describes Wilden as it was in 1870–1872:
"WILDEN, a parish in the district and county of Bedford; 5 miles NE of Bedford r[ailway] station. It has a post-office under Bedford. Acres, 2,160. Real property, £2,765. Pop[ulation], 501. Houses, 112. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £400.* Patron, Mrs. Chalk. The church is good; and there are an Independent chapel, an endowed school with £47 a year, and charities £26."[3]
Famous person[edit]
The scholar and Bible translator Francis Dillingham died in Wilden in 1625.[4]
Amenities[edit]
The village has a 14th–15th century Grade I listed Anglican church dedicated to St Nicholas.[5] There is a Baptist Chapel in Great Barford Road, with Sunday services held there three times a month. The chapel was probably founded in 1806, although its old Church Book has been lost.[6]
Wilden Primary School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England school. It recently had 59 pupils, and a pre-school section for 10. It dates back to the 17th century and was rebuilt in the 19th. Additions were made in 1972, 1993, 2004 and 2013. It serves as a lower school within a group of schools called St Albans Cluster.[7][8]
There are five Grade II listed buildings in the village.[5] The single pub is called the Victoria Arms, but it is currently closed.[9] There is also a village hall available for local activities.
Wilden is served by a daytime bus service: Grant Palmer No. 27S between Bedford and Ravensden. It runs four times a day on Monday to Saturday.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ City Population site. [1]
- ^ Quoted on Vision of Britain site. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ Wright, Stephen, "Dillingham, Francis (d. 1625)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
- ^ a b Church site. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ Chapel site. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ [2] Official school site. Retrieved 15 November 2018.]
- ^ [3] Report at the end of the 2017–18 school year.
- ^ Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ Bus company site with timetable. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
External links[edit]
Media related to Wilden, Bedfordshire at Wikimedia Commons