Toddington, Bedfordshire

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Toddington

Coordinates: 51.95° N 0.53° W
OS grid reference	TL009289
Parish	Toddington
District	South Bedfordshire
Shire county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUNSTABLE
Postcode district	LU5 6
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

Toddington is a large village in the county of Bedfordshire, England which is situated 5 miles NNW of Luton, 4 miles north of Dunstable, 6 miles south west of Woburn and 35 miles NNW of London. It is 0.5 miles from Junction 12 of the M1 motorway and lends its name to the nearby service station.

It is situated near the motorway and many larger towns, however is built around a large village green, upon which sits the parish church and four of the village's seven public houses. The Dunstable Northern relief road is due to be built in 2008, taking heavy traffic bound for Dunstable from the M1 away from the village. A large-scale housebuilding programme has been proposed by the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott for the environs of Luton, Dunstable and Milton Keynes, and proposals to build a 20,000 seater football stadium in the vicinity.

It has a population of over 6000, many of whom commute to London for work using First Capital Connect rail services from Harlington and Leagrave. Toddington has benefitted greatly from the recent rise in house prices due to its reputation as a quiet English village and the easy commute into London.

For local government purposes it is in the South Bedfordshire District, but unlike the rest of the district it is in the Mid-Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency, represented since 5 May 2005 by the Conservative MP Nadine Dorries.

1 Amenities
2 Schools
3 Geography
4 Other information

[edit] Amenities

Toddington has a lower school, St George's, and a middle school, Parkfields. There are 5 churches, Church of England, Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, and a Christian Fellowship.

Toddington has a selection of public houses. These include;

The Sow and Pigs
The Red Lion
The Bedford Arms
The Oddfellows Arms
The Angel
The Griffin
The Bell
The Fancott Arms

(Formerly, there was The Nag's Head)

Toddington also has a selection of shops and other businesses including:

a Dentist
a Hardware Store
a Bakery
an Estate Agent
a Butcher
a Pharmacy
two Chinease Takeway restaurants
an Indian Restaurant
two general stores.
toddington fisheries (owned by the lydons)
Rocamikes DJ LTD

The nearest mainline rail station is Harlington (Beds) which is located in the nearby village of Harlington and is served by First Capital Connect. From Harlington station, you can travel north to Flitwick and Bedford, or south to Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, London, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.

[edit] Schools

The village is served by two schools, Toddington St George's Lower School and Parkfields Middle School [1] which provide education for children aged between 5 and 12 years of age. After year 8 children are transferred to Harlington Upper School located in the nearby village of Harlington.