Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden

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Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden
Civil parish
Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden
Coordinates: 52°11′29″N0°19′36″W / 52.1914°N 0.3268°W / 52.1914; -0.3268
CountryEngland
Primary council Bedford
County Bedfordshire
Region East of England
StatusParish
Main settlements Wyboston
Chawston
Colesden
Begwary
Government
  TypeParish Council
   UK Parliament NE Bedfordshire
Population
 (2011)
  Total
936
  [1]
Area code MK
Website Parish Council

Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden is a civil parish located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, in England.

Contents

The parish includes the village of Wyboston, and the smaller settlements of Chawston and Colesden. These villages used to form part of the Roxton parish, but became independent in May 2007.

The small hamlet of Begwary is also within the parish. The hamlet contains Begwary Brook, a marshland nature reserve.

Geography

The £120,000 section of the A1 from the Black Cat roundabout A428 (now A421) to the start of the Eaton Socon bypass opened in 1959.

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

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