Harrowden

Harrowden is a one-street hamlet in the civil parish of Shortstown, Bedfordshire, England. Its name comes from the Old English Hearg-dūn, meaning "Temple Hill".

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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.

Fenlake Meadows

Nature reserve

Fenlake Meadows is a 19.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve located in the Kingsbrook area of Bedford. 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.

Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Cardington

Church

Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St. Michael and All Angels

Church

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St. Michael and All Angels is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shortstown and Cardington.

Shortstown

Village

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Shortstown is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of Bedford, on a ridge above the River Great Ouse, originally called Tinkers Hill. The ridge overlooks Harrowden to the north and Cotton End to the south.

Cardington

Village

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Cardington 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 Cardington airship works founded by Short Brothers during World War I, which later became an RAF training station.