Hulcote, Bedfordshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Hulcote Church - geograph.org.uk - 368185.jpg
Static Image Caption:Hulcote church
Coordinates:52.0343°N -0.6152°W
Official Name:Hulcote
Civil Parish:Hulcote and Salford
Unitary England:Central Bedfordshire
Lieutenancy England:Bedfordshire
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:Mid Bedfordshire
Post Town:MILTON KEYNES
Postcode District:MK17
Postcode Area:MK
Dial Code:01908
Os Grid Reference:SP950382

Hulcote is a village and (as Holcot) a former civil parish, now in the parish of Hulcote and Salford, in the Central Bedfordshire district of the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 39.[1]

Historically part of the Manshead hundred, some evidence has been found indicating possible Neolithic, New Stone Age and Roman settlement in the area. Hulcote Mill and Hulcote Manor (now private houses) are both mentioned in the Domesday Book. However, it is known that Hulcote has been consistently occupied since the Dark Ages.[2] Hulcote has a church called St Nicholas.

The ecclesiastical parishes of Hulcote and Salford were united in 1750.[2] On 1 April 1933 the civil parish of "Holcot" was abolished and merged with Salford to form "Hulcote and Salford".[3]

Today, Hulcote is located directly to the north of the M1 motorway, close to the border of the Milton Keynes borough in Buckinghamshire.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Holcot AP/CP through time . A Vision of Britain through Time. 1 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Hosted By Bedford Borough Council: Hulcote introduction . Bedfordshire.gov.uk . 2008-01-30 . 2012-08-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306061736/http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/Hulcote/HulcoteIntroduction.aspx . 2012-03-06 .
  3. Web site: Relationships and changes Holcot AP/CP through time . A Vision of Britain through Time. 1 February 2023.