Yelden
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Yelden or Yielden is a village in the civil parish of Melchbourne and Yielden, in the Bedford borough of Bedfordshire, England, near the borders with Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire. It lies on the River Til which feeds into the Great Ouse valley and is about above sea level. It is approximately north of Bedford, south-east of Higham Ferrers and west of Kimbolton.
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- Yelden
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
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- Dialing code
- 01933
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- MK44
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- TL011746
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- History
- Castle
- Church of St Mary
- War (1939 – 1945)
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- Modern day
- Social scene
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Yelden or Yielden is a village in the civil parish of Melchbourne and Yielden, in the Bedford borough of Bedfordshire, England, near the borders with Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire. It lies on the River Til which feeds into the Great Ouse valley and is about above sea level. It is approximately north of Bedford, south-east of Higham Ferrers and west of Kimbolton.
The countryside around the village rises to about above sea level, is generally open and rolling in nature and is predominantly used for agricultural purposes. Yielden Castle was a Norman motte-and-bailey castle. Other notable features include the church of St Mary, a Wesleyan Chapel, and the Village Hall.
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