Aley Green
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Aley Green is a hamlet
located in Bedfordshire
, England
.
Aley Green is located within the civil parish
of Caddington
. However the cemetery and the southern end of Mancroft Road (Including the Aley Green Methodist Church) are in the parish of Slip End
, though they are considered to be part of Aley Green.
Throughout its history, Aley Green has been a border settlement between Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
. The settlement had straddled the border of the two counties, until boundary changes in 1965 which brought Aley Green entirely into Bedfordshire.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
located in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Aley Green is located within the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Caddington
Caddington
Caddington is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is between the Dunstable/Luton urban area , and Hertfordshire ....
. However the cemetery and the southern end of Mancroft Road (Including the Aley Green Methodist Church) are in the parish of Slip End
Slip End
Slip End is a village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, near Luton. As well as the village of Slip End, the parish contains the hamlets of Lower Woodside, Woodside and Pepperstock...
, though they are considered to be part of Aley Green.
Throughout its history, Aley Green has been a border settlement between Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. The settlement had straddled the border of the two counties, until boundary changes in 1965 which brought Aley Green entirely into Bedfordshire.