Salph End

Salph End
Buckfast Avenue, Salph End
Salph End Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference	TL078530
Civil parish	Renhold
Unitary authority	Bedford
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BEDFORD
Postcode district	MK41
Dialling code	01234
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North East Bedfordshire
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52°09′56″N0°25′31″W / 52.16551°N 0.42521°W / 52.16551; -0.42521

Salph End is a village located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England.

Officially, Salph End is one of the hamlets (or "Ends") of Renhold, ^[1] and is the westernmost settlement within the civil parish. However, it is also one of the largest and most distinct settlements within Renhold, and is designated a separate village by Ordnance Survey. ^[2]

The name comes from sealh hoh (later Salcho) which was Old English for ‘Spur of land with willows on it’ plus "End". ^[3]

It was named in the Domesday Book in 1086 with a value of 5 pounds with 8 ploughlands, 2 ploughs of meadow and woodland for 50 pigs. ^[4]

References

1. "Renhold Index of Pages". bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
2. Ordnance Survey Open Names TL04
3. A. Mawer & F.M. Stenton (1926). The place- names of bedfordshire & huntingdonshire. Internet Archive.
4. "Salph [End] | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 5 May 2025.