Chalton, Bedfordshire

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For the hamlet of Chalton that is nearer to Bedford, see Moggerhanger.
Coordinates: 51°55′34″N 0°30′03″W / 51.9260°N 0.5009°W / 51.9260; -0.5009
Chalton
Chalton

 Chalton shown within Bedfordshire
Unitary authority Central Bedfordshire
Ceremonial county Bedfordshire
Region East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LUTON
Postcode district LU4
Police Bedfordshire
Fire Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
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Bedfordshire

Chalton is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, immediately north of the Luton/Dunstable conurbation and bounded to the east by the M1 motorway and the Midland Main Line railway line. A footpath, locally known as the "Bound Way", borders the village to the south and south west. This path now forms part of the Chiltern Way.

Nearby places are Toddington (north west), Chalgrave (west), Houghton Regis (south west), and Sundon (east).

Listed Buildings

There are several Grade II Listed Buildings in Chalton, including Gostelow House and Yew Tree Farm.

Education

Chalton Lower School stands in the centre of the village and accepts children between ages 4 and 9.[1]

Hospitality

The local public house is called The Star.[2]

Media

Chalton is the current home of the young West End Star, Jack Wilcox.

Chalton became the centre of media attention in 2010 when in a breakthrough case a local woman was acquitted of keeping a brothel.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.chalton.beds.sch.uk/
  2. ↑ http://www.events-on.com/venue_341.htm
  3. ↑ http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/body_and_soul/article7125757.ece
The fields just around Chalton below Carters hill are the source of the River Flitt. During the second world war a German bomber jettisoned a stick of bombs in Chalton, they fell on Carters hill and on the fields between the village and The Bound Way. All the bombs exploded but did no damage.

External links

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Settlements in Central Bedfordshire


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