Podington

Podington is a village and civil parish in , England, United Kingdom. The village is within the electoral ward of in the Borough of Bedford.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 435 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Podington, Bedfordshire” and “Puddington”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wymington Meadow and Church of St Lawrence, Wymington.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve south of in . It is approximately one hectare, and is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

Church
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The Parish Church of Saint Lawrence, Wymington is a Grade I listed church in , , England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964.

Sports venue
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is Europe's first permanent drag racing venue for 1⁄4 mile and 1⁄8 mile racing. Located in Podington, , England, the drag strip was built on a disused Second World War Royal Air Force airbase, known as RAF Podington; once used by the USAAF's 92nd Bomb Group. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Podington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hinwick House and Hinwick.

Locality
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is a Grade I-listed Queen Anne country house located about 90 minutes from , near Podington in North Bedfordshire. The estate consists of the Queen Anne main house, the Victorian wing, the Victorian wing extension, garage block, stables, three cottages attached to a clock tower, a walled garden and a period dovecote.

Village
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is a hamlet in northwest , England, United Kingdom; it is around nine miles north west of and is about 1 km east of the county border with which is also the postal county.

Village
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is a village in the civil parish of Podington, in the Bedford borough of , England. It is located about 500 metres east of the county boundary with .

Podington

Latitude
52.25472° or 52° 15′ 17″ north
Longitude
-0.62298° or 0° 37′ 23″ west
Population
435
Elevation
246 feet (75 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB PDG
Open location code
9C4X793G+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29622961
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640184
Wiki­data ID
Q1520038
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Podington” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بدينغتون”
  • Bulgarian: “Подингтон”
  • Cebuano: “Podington”
  • Chinese: “Podington”
  • Dutch: “Podington”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بدينجتون”
  • French: “Podington”
  • Irish: “Podington”
  • Italian: “Podington”
  • Ladin: “Podington”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Podington”
  • Persian: “پادینگتون”
  • Polish: “Podington”
  • Swedish: “Podington”
  • Turkish: “Podington”
  • Welsh: “Podington”
  • “Podington”

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