Old Warden
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| Old Warden | |
  Old Warden shown within Bedfordshire |
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| Population | 330(est.)[1] |
|---|---|
| District | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Shire county | Bedfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bedford |
| Postcode district | SG18 |
| Dialling code | 01767 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Mid Bedfordshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Bedfordshire | |
Old Warden is a village in Bedfordshire, England just west of the town of Biggleswade. It grew up under the protection of the Cistercian Wardon or Warden Abbey nearby.
It is widely known as the home of the Shuttleworth Trust, an early organisation committed to the preservation of transport artefacts, primarily cycles, cars, and aeroplanes, produced in the early part of the 20th century, and known as the Shuttleworth Collection. The estate also has buildings and gardens of great beauty, and a small airfield from which some of the historic aircraft occasionally fly. The estate, museum, and airfield are open to visitors at a price. The estate was also the home of Shuttleworth College (Agriculture) founded in 1944.
For local government purposes it forms part of Mid Bedfordshire District council and is within the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency, whose Member of Parliament is currently Nadine Dorries of the Conservative Party.
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