Box End Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.12°N -0.54°W
Official Name:Box End
Civil Parish:Kempston Rural
Unitary England:Bedford
Lieutenancy England:Bedfordshire
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:Mid Bedfordshire
Post Town:BEDFORD
Postcode District:MK43
Postcode Area:MK
Dial Code:01234
Os Grid Reference:TL0048

Box End (or Kempston Box End) is a village located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Kempston Rural.

The settlement was historically one of the hamlets (or "Ends") of Kempston. Today, Box End forms part of the Kempston Rural civil parish.

One of the village's historic dwellings, known as Box End House, was home to Captain Thomas Carter who sailed to the American colonies in the mid-17th-century. Carter landed on the coast of what is now the state of Georgia and settled around what is now known as the city of Americus. One of Carter's direct descendants is former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

Box End also has a family-owned watersports and activity leisure centre.[1]

Notable resident

Box End is the home of former Post Office Limited chief executive officer Paula Vennells, who lives in a Grade II listed property in the village.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Box End Park . boxendpark.com. 28 May 2024.
  2. News: Former Post Office chief and ex-Bedford School governor hands back CBE following IT scandal . Erica . Roffe . 9 January 2024. Bedford Independent . 27 May 2024.