Kempston Hardwick

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Kempston Hardwick
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Railway bridge and cottages at the south-east end of the village
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Kempston Hardwick
Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference TL030484
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BEDFORD
Postcode district MK43
Dialling code 01234
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52°05′18″N0°29′45″W / 52.0883°N 0.4958°W / 52.0883; -0.4958

Kempston Hardwick is a small hamlet on the edge of the town of Kempston in Bedfordshire, England. Historically it was one of the hamlets or "ends" scattered across the parish of Kempston. It is served by Kempston Hardwick railway station on the Marston Vale Line, which was one of the least-used stations in the UK railway network. [1]

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History

Hardwick Preceptory was a priory of the Knights Hospitaller from 1279 to 1489. The first mention of this property occurs in 1279. In 1287, and 1330, the Prior claimed to hold a view of frankpledge from four tenants in Kempston. In 1338, this estate comprised a messuage with a garden worth 4s. per annum, a dovehouse valued at 3s. 4d., a water-mill 26s. 8d., 370 acres of land worth £6 3s. 4d., 32 acres meadow worth 44s., 8 acres of pasture worth 8s., and pasture for 200 oxen worth 20s. After the Dissolution, the property, called the manor of Hardwick, was bestowed upon Sir Richard Longe in 1540. [2]

Kempston Hardwick was part of the ancient parish of Kempston. In 1894 the parish became part of Bedford Rural District. In 1896 the parish was divided, with the town of Kempston forming Kempston Urban District and the rest of the parish becoming a new parish called Kempston Rural. In 1937 a new parish of Stewartby was created that included Kempston Hardwick. [3]

Kempston Hardwick is the proposed location for the planned Universal Studios United Kingdom theme park. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Guardian, "Platform soul", 21 May 2003
  2. ↑ "Parishes: Kempston | British History Online".
  3. ↑ "The Creation of The Parish of Stewartby". bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Kollewe, Julia (26 June 2024). "Planned Universal theme park in Bedfordshire to 'bring £50bn to UK economy'". The Guardian.



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