Pepperstock

Pepperstock
The Half Moon Public House in Pepperstock
Pepperstock Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference	TL080871
Civil parish	Slip End
Unitary authority	Central Bedfordshire
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LUTON
Postcode district	LU1
Dialling code	01582
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Luton South
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 51°50′58″N0°25′50″W / 51.8495°N 0.4306°W / 51.8495; -0.4306

Pepperstock is a small village located in Central Bedfordshire, England. The village itself mostly consists of residential caravan parks. However, Pepperstock displays an interesting range of vernacular buildings, most notably in the form of 16th and 17th century timber framing with brick infill and red clay tiled roofs. It is in the civil parish of Slip End.

Geography

The M1 motorway was opened by Ernest Marples on 2 November 1959 at the Pepperstock Junction (junction 10), previously a motorway spur, now the A1081 (former A6). ^[1] The two motorway projects, the St Albans Bypass and the Pepperstock-Crick section met at Luton. Motorway construction had begun at Slip End on 24 March 1958.

References

1. Coventry Evening Telegraph Monday 2 November 1959, page 1

External links

• Pepperstock pages at the Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service