Podington

Also known as Podington, Bedfordshire

Podington is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. The village is within the electoral ward of Harrold in the Borough of Bedford. Podington lies around northwest of Bedford and is about east of the county border with Northamptonshire.

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Place details

Locality: Podington
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 435
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Podington
UK place.civil_parish: Podington
UK place.population: 435
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census including Farndish & Hinwick)
UK place.unitary_england: Bedford
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Bedfordshire
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.constituency_westminster: North Bedfordshire
UK place.post_town: WELLINGBOROUGH
UK place.postcode_district: NN29
UK place.postcode_area: NN
UK place.dial_code: 01933
UK place.os_grid_reference: SP940626
UK place.static_image: Thatched cottages in Podington - geograph.org.uk - 528746.jpg
UK place.static_image_width: 240px
UK place.static_image_caption: Thatched cottages in Podington

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Wikidata facts

Population: 435
Image: Thatched cottages in Podington - geograph.org.uk - 528746.jpg
Dialing code: 01234

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Commons category: Podington
postal code: NN29
OS grid reference: SP940626
P8168: RBD

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Civil parish
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Podington is a small picturesque rural village; many of its buildings are stone cottages dating from the 18th century or before. Podington was included in the Domesday Book 1086, with a population of 29 households; prominent landowners included Walter of Flanders, Hugh of Flanders and William Peverer.