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Wymington
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Also known as Wymington, Bedfordshire

Wymington is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Bedford in northwestern Bedfordshire, England. It is located about south of Rushden, in the neighbouring county of Northamptonshire, and about north-northwest of Bedford. As of 2021, the parish of Wymington had a population of 1,000. The village is home to a 14th century parish church, a Wesleyan chapel, and a school. Wymington is home to four listed buildings, including the Grade 1 listed parish church. The village dates from at least 1086, when it was registered in the Domesday Book, though evidence has been discovered of Paleol

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Place details

Locality
Wymington
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name
File:St. Lawrence Church, Wymington.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Parish Church of St. Lawrence, Wymington
UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Wymington
UK place.civil_parish
Wymington
UK place.population
1000
UK place.population_ref
(2021 Census)
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
RUSHDEN
UK place.postcode_district
NN10
UK place.postcode_area
NN
UK place.dial_code
01933
UK place.os_grid_reference
SP955196

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Encyclopedic overview

23 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • History
  • Prehistory and Roman settlement
  • Middle Ages
  • The Wymington manors
  • Renaissance
  • Modern era
  • Geography and natural environment
  • Infrastructure and transport
  • Roads
  • Rail
  • Government
  • Demography
  • Economy and industry
  • Education
  • Landmarks
  • Grade I listed buildings
  • Grade II listed buildings
  • War memorials
  • Notable residents
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Wymington is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Bedford in northwestern Bedfordshire, England. It is located about south of Rushden, in the neighbouring county of Northamptonshire, and about north-northwest of Bedford. As of 2021, the parish of Wymington had a population of 1,000. The village is home to a 14th century parish church, a Wesleyan chapel, and a school. Wymington is home to four listed buildings, including the Grade 1 listed parish church. The village dates from at least 1086, when it was registered in the Domesday Book, though evidence has been discovered of Paleolithic, Roman, and Saxon settlement in the area.

==Name== Throughout its history Wymington has been referred to by various names and spellings, including Wimmington, Winnington, Wimentone, Wimuntun, Widmintun, Wymingas, and other variations. Numerous etymologies for the name have been proposed, with the most common being that it is derived from Old English and refers to a tūn held by a person named Wigmund, Widmund, or Wimund. Other older sources propose that it is a reference to the site of an ancient, possibly Roman, battle.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wymington” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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