Melchbourne
Encyclopedia
Melchbourne is a small village located in the Bedford Borough
of Bedfordshire
, England
.
The village is located west of Swineshead
and east of Yielden
. Melchbourne forms part of the Melchbourne and Yielden
civil parish
.
Melchbourne Preceptory
was located in the village.
Bedford (borough)
Bedford is a unitary authority with the status of a borough in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. Its council is based at Bedford, which is also the county town of Bedfordshire. The borough contains a single urban area, the 69th largest in the United Kingdom that comprises Bedford and...
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....
, 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...
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The village is located west of Swineshead
Swineshead, Bedfordshire
Swineshead is a civil parish in the borough of Bedford in the county of Bedfordshire, England.-History:The parish of Swineshead is recorded as Suineshefet , Swynesheved , Swineshead . It was an exclave of the county of Huntingdonshire, and surrounded by Bedfordshire, until 1888 or 1896, when it was...
and east of Yielden
Yielden
Yielden is a village in Bedfordshire, near the borders with Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire. It lies on the River Til which feeds into the Great Ouse valley and is about 70m above sea level. It is approximately 14 miles north of Bedford, 3.75miles south-east of Higham Ferrers and 6.75 miles...
. Melchbourne forms part of the Melchbourne and Yielden
Melchbourne and Yielden
Melchbourne and Yielden is a civil parish in the borough of Bedford in the county of Bedfordshire, England.The two parishes of Melchbourne and Yielden were combined in 1934. Until 1974 the parish formed part of Bedford rural district.-External links:*...
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...
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Melchbourne Preceptory
Melchbourne Preceptory
Melchbourne Preceptory was a priory in Melchbourne, Bedfordshire, England. It was established in the 12th century and disestablished around 1550.-History:...
was located in the village.
Notable residents
- Audrey Lawson-JohnstonAudrey PearlAudrey Lawson-Johnston, née Audrey Warren Pearl was the last survivor of the sinking of the on May 7, 1915....
, the last living survivor of the sinking of the RMS LusitaniaRMS LusitaniaRMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by John Brown and Company of Clydebank, Scotland. The ship entered passenger service with the Cunard Line on 26 August 1907 and continued on the line's heavily-traveled passenger service between Liverpool, England and New...
in 1915 - Sarah KennedySarah KennedySarah Mary Kennedy MBE is a British TV and radio broadcaster. She presented her own daily early morning radio show, The Dawn Patrol, on BBC Radio 2 from 1993, before announcing her decision to leave the show on 3 September, 2010.Kennedy was honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2005, when...
, BBC radio presenter