Chelveston

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Chelveston
Chelveston shown within Northamptonshire
Population	541 (2001)
OS grid reference	SP9972
District	East Northamptonshire
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WELLINGBOROUGH
Postcode district	NN9
Dialling code	01933
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Wellingborough
List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°20′13″N 0°32′53″W / 52.337, -0.548

Chelveston is a small village in Northamptonshire, England and is part of the East Northamptonshire district. To the south is the hamlet of Caldecott with which it shares a civil parish.

Nearby is the former airfield of RAF Chelveston. A new memorial to the 305th Bombardment Group (Heavy) who operated out of the airfield was unveiled in the centre of the village on 26 May 2007.

The pictorial story of the memorial development can be found here http://www.chelveston.org.uk/index_files/305memorial.htm

The account of the dedication day can be found here http://www.chelveston.org.uk/index_files/305dedication.htm

[edit] Nearby Settlements

• Ringstead, Keyston, Stanwick, Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Thrapston, Hargrave, Wellingborough, Irthlingborough, Raunds, Great Addington

[edit] External links

• The Chelveston-cum-Caldecott Parish Council web-site http://www.chelveston.org.uk