Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden

Civil parish in Bedford, England
52°11′29″N 0°19′36″W / 52.1914°N 0.3268°W / 52.1914; -0.3268CountryEnglandPrimary councilBedfordCountyBedfordshireRegionEast of EnglandStatusParishMain settlementsWyboston
Chawston
Colesden
BegwaryGovernment
 • TypeParish Council • UK ParliamentNE BedfordshirePopulation
 (2011)
 • Total936 [1]Area codeMKWebsiteParish Council

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

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 A428 (now A421) roundabout 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.

External links

Media related to Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden at Wikimedia Commons

  • Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden Parish Web Site


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