Harrowden, Bedfordshire

Harrowden
The Gate public house in 2008 (subsequently closed; current status not determined)
Harrowden
Harrowden shown within Bedfordshire
Population	15
OS grid reference	TL068894
Civil parish	Eastcotts
Unitary authority	Bedford
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BEDFORD
Postcode district	MK42
Dialling code	01234
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	North East Bedfordshire

Harrowden is a one-street hamlet in the English county of Bedfordshire. Harrowden is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086 when it appears as “Herghetone” or “Hergentone”. This comes from the Anglo-Saxon. “hearg-dun”: “hearg” means a place of heathen worship with some form of sacred grove or shrine, while “dun” refers to the slight rise in the ground here. It is in the civil parish of Eastcotts.

The street runs from east to west parallel and to the south of the A421 Bedford Southern Bypass, and 200 metres to the north of the village of Shortstown. There is a path at the west side of Harrowden named Bumpy Lane that leads to Abbey Fields. Like Shortstown, Harrowden is in the Eastcotts parish, of the Borough of Bedford.

Other

• John Bunyan, the noted Christian writer, was born in Harrowden. (See also Slough of Despond).
• The name of the hamlet comes from the Old English Hearg-dūn, meaning "Temple Hill".

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