Bedgrove

Bedgrove
Typical housing in Bedgrove
Bedgrove Location within Buckinghamshire
Population	9,171 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SP8312
Civil parish	Aylesbury
Unitary authority	Buckinghamshire
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	AYLESBURY
Postcode district	HP21
Dialling code	01296
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Aylesbury
List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 51°48′23″N0°47′01″W / 51.806283°N 0.783516°W / 51.806283; -0.783516 Coordinates: 51°48′23″N0°47′01″W / 51.806283°N 0.783516°W / 51.806283; -0.783516

Bedgrove is one of the housing estates of the modern town of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, though it takes its name from a farm and hamlet that stood in the area until the area was cleared for building in the late 1950s. At the time it was built it was the largest housing estate of its kind in the country. ^[1] The housing estate is on the south side of the town. The farm (and associated cottages) was where Pevensey Close now stands.

In the 2001 census the population of Bedgrove was 9,171 people.

Also the ancient village of Caldicot was thought to be situated approximately where Caldicot Close is today, hence the name of the new road.

Facilities

In the middle of Bedgrove, there are two churches, one Church of England called Church of the Holy Spirit, and one Roman Catholic Church, called Our Lady of Lourdes. There is also a Baptist church in Limes Avenue.

Bedgrove is served by Bedgrove Infant School, for children aged from three to seven, and Bedgrove Junior School, for children aged from seven to eleven. Both are foundation schools, which each take approximately 480 pupils.

On the southside of Bedgrove is Bedgrove Park, a large field with many football pitches, a community centre, a playground designed for 2-12 year olds and an all-weather pitch designed for youths to play football and netball.

In the heart of Bedgrove is Jansel Square, which consists of several take away restaurants (Chinese and Fish and Chips) and many shops including: Co-operative, Sue Ryder Care, Extra Care, McCoy's Fish & Chips, Jade Garden (Chinese Restaurant)William Hill, Tilbury's Butchers, Martin McColl's Newsagent (which includes a branch of the Post Office), a gift shop, and a café called The Coffee Bean. A new Sainsbury's Local store & Domino's Pizza recently opened next to the William Hill bookmakers, on 28 April 2014, as well as a Costa Coffee café next to the Martin's convenience store. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

There is also a Pub named 'The Buckinghamshire Yeoman' in Jansel Square. ^[5]

The Arriva Shires & Essex 'Pink Route' service 8 to Aylesbury serves Bedgrove Monday-Saturday, at a frequency of up to every 20 minutes, which runs via Broughton. ^[6] Stops on this route serve Welbeck Avenue, Cambourne Avenue, Cam Mead and Long Meadow. For a Sunday bus service, Red Rose Travel operates the 501 service from Aylesbury to Watford which serves two stops in Bedgrove, on Cam Mead and Long Meadow. ^[7]

Demography

Bedgrove compared
2001 UK Census	Bedgrove ward	Aylesbury Vale borough	England
Population	9,171	165,748	49,138,831
Foreign born	7.4%	7.9%	9.2%
White	95.9%	94.1%	90.9%
Asian	2.4%	3.4%	4.6%
Black	0.7%	1%	2.3%
Christian	77.8%	73.8%	71.7%
Muslim	0.5%	2.7%	3.1%
Hindu	1.2%	0.5%	1.1%
No religion	13.6%	15.7%	14.6%
Unemployed	1.5%	2%	3.3%
Retired	16.1%	11%	13.5%

At the 2001 UK census, the Bedgrove electoral ward had a population of 9,171. The ethnicity was 95.9% white, 0.9% mixed race, 2.4% Asian, 0.7% black and 0.1% other. The place of birth of residents was 92.6% United Kingdom, 1.1% Republic of Ireland, 2.1% other Western European countries, and 4.2% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 77.8% Christian, 0.1% Buddhist, 1.2% Hindu, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.5% Muslim. 13.6% were recorded as having no religion, 0.3% had an alternative religion and 6.2% did not state their religion. ^[8]

The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 45% in full-time employment, 14.7% in part-time employment, 8% self-employed, 1.5% unemployed, 2.9% students with jobs, 3% students without jobs, 16.1% retired, 4.8% looking after home or family, 2.5% permanently sick or disabled and 1.5% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 16.4% retail, 13.8% manufacturing, 5.8% construction, 13.7% real estate, 13.2% health and social work, 8.8% education, 5.8% transport and communications, 7.4% public administration, 2.5% hotels and restaurants, 6.4% finance, 0.7% agriculture and 5.5% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in finance and public administration. There were a relatively low proportion in agriculture, hotels and restaurants. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 22.8% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide. ^[8]

References

1. The Bucks Herald (2002) Memory Lane Aylesbury: Into The Seventies. Derby: Breedon Books
2. "Sainsbury's town? Supermarket lines up another store in Aylesbury - More News - Bucks Herald". www.bucksherald.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
4. Bucks Herald (28 April 2014). "New Sainsbury's Opens in Bedgrove" . Retrieved 28 April 2014.
5. "Buckinghamshire Yeoman - Bedgrove Aylesbury Buckinghamshire". www.pub-explorer.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2007.
6. http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/serviceInformation.aspx?id=34359739460&r=South+East
7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
8. "Neighbourhood Statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2008.