Hyde is a civil parish in the county of 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....

. It lies just south-east of Luton

Luton

Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000....

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Most of the land to the west of the River Lea is occupied by the Luton Hoo

Luton Hoo

Luton Hoo straddles the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire borders between the towns of Harpenden and Luton. The unusual name "Hoo" is a Saxon word meaning the spur of a hill, and is more commonly associated with East Anglia.- Early History :...

 estate, which includes West Hyde. To the east of the river, the parish contains the ruins of Someries Castle

Someries castle

Someries Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, in the Parish of Hyde, near the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It was built in the 15th century by Sir John Wenlock...

 and the hamlets

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...

 of Chiltern Green

Chiltern Green

Chiltern Green is a hamlet located in Bedfordshire, England.The settlement lent its name to Chiltern Green railway station, which was located in nearby New Mill End. The railway station closed in 1952. Today, London Luton Airport is located to the north west of Chiltern Green....

, East Hyde

East Hyde

East Hyde is a hamlet located in Bedfordshire, England.East Hyde lies on the border with Hertfordshire, but is part of the wider Hyde parish in Bedfordshire....

 and New Mill End

New Mill End

New Mill End is a hamlet located in Bedfordshire, England, close to county border with Hertfordshire.New Mill End was the location of Chiltern Green railway station which opened in 1868. The station closed in 1952, however the station buildings survive to this day as a private home....

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Hyde was served by two railway stations, Luton Hoo

Luton Hoo railway station

Luton Hoo railway station was built by the Hertford, Luton & Dunstable Railway on the branch line between Hatfield and Dunstable. It opened in 1860 and was originally called New Mill End. In 1861 the railway was taken over by the Great Northern Railway. The name changed to Luton Hoo in 1891 and the...

 and Chiltern Green

Chiltern Green railway station

Chiltern Green railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras.The station was located in New Mill End but took its name from the small hamlet of Chiltern Green about a mile away. Adjacent to it was the GNR station of Luton Hoo also located in New Mill End...

, but these have since closed.

External links

• An incomplete account of East Hyde, West Hyde and Hyde Parish on seekinghyde.org.uk Retrieved 9 November 2009