Campton, Bedfordshire Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.029°N -0.358°W
Static Image Name:Campton Church.jpg
Static Image Caption:Campton church
Official Name:Campton
Civil Parish:Campton and Chicksands
Unitary England:Central Bedfordshire
Lieutenancy England:Bedfordshire
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:Hitchin
Post Town:SHEFFORD
Postcode District:SG17
Postcode Area:SG
Dial Code:01462
Os Grid Reference:TL0523

Campton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Campton and Chicksands, in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is about south of Bedford, and is about north-west from Letchworth and sits on a tributary of the River Ivel.[1] It is just to the west of Shefford. The 13th century Church of All Saints is in the centre of the village. In 1961 the parish had a population of 358.[2]

History

Campton is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The entry reads: Chambeltone: Ralph de Lanquetot from Walter Giffard; Fulbert from Willian d'Eu; Thurstan.[3] The name Campton is derived from a British stream name similar to the name Camel in Cornwall.[4]

On 1 April 1985 the parish was abolished and merged with Chicksands to form "Campton & Chicksands".[5]

Governance

Campton is in the Hitchin parliamentary constituency and the elected member is Alistair Strathern of the Labour Party.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Campton & Chicksands - Home Page. www.camptonandchicksands.org.uk. 9 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Population statistics Campton AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 30 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Campton Domesday Book. opendomesday.org. 9 January 2016.
  4. Book: Ekwall. Eilert. The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. 1960. Clarendon Press. Oxford. 0-19-869103-3. 84–85. 4.
  5. Web site: Biggleswade Registration District. UKBMD. 30 January 2023.