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Harrowden

Harrowden is a one-street hamlet in the civil parish of , , England. The street runs from east to west parallel and to the south of the A421 Bedford Southern Bypass, and 200 metres to the north of the village of Shortstown.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 32 residents
  • Description: hamlet in Bedfordshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Harrowden, Bedfordshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fenlake Meadows and Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Cardington.

Nature reserve
is a 19.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve located in the Kingsbrook area of . It is owned and managed by Bedford Borough Council. This site is in a river valley on the bank of the River Great Ouse, and it is often wet and waterlogged.

Church
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
Photo: Alex.brad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shortstown and Cardington.

Village
Photo: G1MFG, Public domain.
is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of , on a ridge above the River Great Ouse, originally called Tinkers Hill. The ridge overlooks Harrowden to the north and to the south.

Village
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. Part of the ancient hundred of Wixamtree, the settlement is best known in connection with the airship works founded by Short Brothers during World War I, which later became an RAF training station.

Village
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, , England, about 2 miles south of town centre.

Harrowden

Latitude
52.11335° or 52° 6′ 48″ north
Longitude
-0.43729° or 0° 26′ 14″ west
Population
32
Open location code
9C4X4H77+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14956504
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q1519328
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Harrowden” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Harrowden”
  • French: “Harrowden”
  • Polish: “Harrowden”
  • Russian: “Херроуден”
  • Turkish: “Harrowden, Bedfordshire”
  • Welsh: “Harrowden, Swydd Bedford”
  • Welsh: “Harrowden”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shortstown Post Office and Shortstown Primary School.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Harrowden”. Photo: Mr Biz, CC BY-SA 2.0.