Ickwell

Also known as Ickwell, Bedfordshire

Ickwell is a small, rural village in the Central Bedfordshire district of the county of Bedfordshire, England about south-east of the county town of Bedford. Ickwell is part of the civil parish of Northill. The 2011 census shows its population as 298. The village is known for its maypole and for being the birthplace of Thomas Tompion, the "Father of English Clockmaking".

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Locality: Ickwell
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: Ickwell Sign.JPG
UK place.static_image_caption: Ickwell village sign
UK place.official_name: Ickwell
UK place.civil_parish: Northill
UK place.unitary_england: Central Bedfordshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Bedfordshire
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.os_grid_reference: TL1545

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Image: Ickwell Village Green. - geograph.org.uk - 120329.jpg

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Commons category: Ickwell
OS grid reference: TL1545
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History
Ickwell Bury
Ickwell Green
Ickwell May Day
References
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==History== Ickwell is not mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086. Its name is first documented in the thirteenth century, as 'Ikewelle'. Variations in the name's spelling (including Chikewelle, Geykewelle, Gigewel, Yekewell; Yikewell; Zekewekk and Zykwell) suggest that its origin is an Anglo-Saxon toponym meaning 'Gicca's spring'.