Clophill
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| Population | 1,710 (est.)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Shire county | Bedfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BEDFORD |
| Postcode district | MK45 |
| Dial code | 01525 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Mid Bedfordshire |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England | |
Clophill, recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Clopelle; meaning tree-stump Hill in old English, is a small village located in the Flit river valley, Bedfordshire, England. The village has an unjustifiable reputation for the supernatural, and its Flying Horse pub forms part of the legend of Dick Turpin; who reputedly stopped there en route to York.
This village received some fame when TV dog behaviourist, Victoria Stilwell, from Channel 4 show "it's me or the dog" came to see a client about a problem Chihuahua.
[edit] A6 Murder
James Hanratty was a professional car thief, convicted of the murder of Michael Gregsten at Deadman's Hill on the A6, near the village of Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, on August 22, 1961. Gregsten's companion Valerie Storie was also raped and shot non-fatally during the incident. Charges on these additional crimes were "kept in reserve", but did not form part of the charges on which James Hanratty was tried and convicted and hung
[edit] Clophill Church
St Marys Church, Clophill, now abandoned Church, is estimated to be up to 400 years old, but was replaced by a Victorian church built in 1848 in the center of the Village.
The Clophill church has got a long unmade track leading up to it, and on numerous occasions when people have been walking and driving up there, they have "supposedly" seen a faint light of some sort following them up the hill, but as soon as they have reached the ruins of the church it disappears.
It is also known that on the night of halloween many people gather at the church ruins, most of the people thought to be drunks hoping to catch sight of a ghost.
