Cheddington, United Kingdom
Cheddington is a town of 1,634 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Cheddington
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 9 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include British Rail Midland Region London Rugby Line Bridge Number 114 (Parkhill Bridge), British Rail Midland Region London Rugby Line Bridge Number 113, Pitstone Green Museum and Southend Hill Hillfort.
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About Cheddington
Cheddington is a village and civil parish in the Buckinghamshire district of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. The parish has an area of 1,429 acres (578 ha).
From the Wikipedia article Cheddington (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do5
British Rail Midland Region London Rugby Line Bridge Number 114 (Parkhill Bridge)
Bridge · 2.9 mi
Bridge in Tring, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England, UK
British Rail Midland Region London Rugby Line Bridge Number 113
Bridge · 3.4 mi
Bridge in Aldbury, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England, UK
British Rail Midland Region London Rugby Line Bridge Number 115 (Folly Bridge)
Bridge · 2.4 mi
Road bridge in Tring, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Museums and landmarks3
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
College Lake nature reserve
Park · 2.0 mi
Nature reserve in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Restaurants and cafes9
Delicious Meals
Restaurant · Chinese · 1.4 mi
17 - 19 Marsworth Road, Leighton Buzzard
History
The earliest known record of the village is in the Domesday Book of 1086, in which it is called Cetendone, which is Old English for "Cetta's Hill". The Church of England parish church of Saint Giles was originally Norman. There is also a Methodist church with a large congregation.
Cheddington manor house is a much gabled and half-timbered red-brick building under a tiled roof, dating from the 16th century.
In 1963 Cheddington featured in the national press as it was near the location of the Great Train Robbery of 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge in the hamlet of Ledburn.
In 1984, Cheddington received national notoriety as the location of the first assault by Malcolm Fairley, a violent armed rapist, nicknamed "The Fox" because of his cunning nocturnal attacks.
Since 1981 the village, due to its railway station and easy access to four towns, has more than quadrupled in size.
In 2005 Cheddington won the Buckinghamshire Best Kept Village Competition DeFraine Cup and also the Buckinghamshire Village of the Year Competition. It went on to win the East of England Young People award in the national competition. Cheddington also won the smaller villages category in the 2006 and 2007 Buckinghamshire Village of the Year Competition and received a special community building award.
From the History section of Cheddington on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship4
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Map of Cheddington
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Getting there and nearby towns
London Luton Airport (LTN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 miles away.
- Tring 4 mi south, about 6 min by car
- Leighton Buzzard 5 mi north, about 8 min by car
- Stanbridge 5 mi northeast, about 8 min by car
- Dunstable 7 mi northeast, about 11 min by car
- Aylesbury 7 mi west, about 11 min by car
- Berkhamsted 7 mi southeast, about 12 min by car
- Heath and Reach 7 mi north, about 11 min by car
- Kensworth 7 mi east, about 11 min by car
- Bletchley 10 mi north, about 17 min by car
- Luton 11 mi east, about 17 min by car
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- West-Coast-Main-Line-20060629-003, Gary Houston, CC0
- St Mary the Virgin, Ivinghoe, Cnbrb, CC BY-SA 4.0
- College Lake 8, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tallguy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
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