Slip End
Encyclopedia
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
. It has a population of 1,976.
The name of Slip End possibly has a connection with the brickworks
, Slip
is an old English
word for clay
and End is quite common in Bedfordshire and not unknown in other counties. End refers to small settlements outside larger villages.
So possibly Slip End got its name in the early 19th century because of the small number of houses built near the new brickworks in an area not previously built on with the older settlements of Woodside and Pepperstock to either side. Incidentally, Markyate
has a Slype Lane which may or not also be connected.
The school catered for the whole age range in two sections – Juniors and Infants – and in 1947 it was extended to 15 year olds. A century after its foundation, the school moved to its present site (on Rossway) which previously had been clay pits for local brick production.
The School is now a lower school, part of the three-tier education
system in Central Bedfordshire
, and caters for ages 3½ to 9 years.
The parish was created in 2001 by splitting that of Caddington
and Slip End.
The M1 motorway
runs adjacent to the Village and was officially inaugurated from Slip End, this is celebrated by a large concrete slab http://www.slipend.co.uk/Info/Local%20History/images/The%20Slab.jpg on the bridge next to the village with inscription "London-Yorkshire Motorway, This slab was sealed by the Rt Hon Harold Watkinson M.P.
Minister of transport inauguration day, 24th March 1958"
The Peter Edwards Hall and Playing Fields are situated at the Luton end of the village of Slip End, next to the church, facilities include tennis courts and a football pitch.
There are two pubs in the village. "The Rising Sun" situated on Front Street and the "Frog and Rhubarb" on Church Road.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish in Central 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....
, near 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....
. As well as the village of Slip End, the parish contains 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 Lower Woodside
Lower Woodside
Lower Woodside is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.The settlement is located north of Aley Green and southwest of Woodside. Lower Woodside forms part of the wider Slip End civil parish, and is close to the county border with Hertfordshire. The nearest...
, Woodside
Woodside, Bedfordshire
Woodside is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.It is probable that the settlement was established in the early Middle Ages by the northern end of Caddington Wood...
and Pepperstock
Pepperstock
Pepperstock is a small village located in Central Bedfordshire, England. The village itself mostly consists of residential caravan parks. However, Pepperstock displays an interesting range of vernacular buildings, most notably in the form of 16th and 17th century timber framing with brick infill...
. It has a population of 1,976.
The name of Slip End possibly has a connection with the brickworks
Brickworks
A brickworks also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock often with a quarry for clay on site....
, Slip
Slip
- In science and technology :* Slip , an aqueous suspension of minerals, and frequently deflocculant.* Slip , a positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols...
is an old English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
word for clay
Clay
Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...
and End is quite common in Bedfordshire and not unknown in other counties. End refers to small settlements outside larger villages.
So possibly Slip End got its name in the early 19th century because of the small number of houses built near the new brickworks in an area not previously built on with the older settlements of Woodside and Pepperstock to either side. Incidentally, Markyate
Markyate
Markyate is a village and civil parish in north-west Hertfordshire close to the border with Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.-Geography:Having a number of former names, including Markyate Street and Mergyate, it has been a part of all three counties since it was first founded as the county...
has a Slype Lane which may or not also be connected.
History
The school in Slip End was located towards the Pepperstock end of Front Street and Summer Street, which is now the site of a small development of flats and houses called Old School Walk. It was a Board School established as a consequence of the Education Act 1870 providing education to all.The school catered for the whole age range in two sections – Juniors and Infants – and in 1947 it was extended to 15 year olds. A century after its foundation, the school moved to its present site (on Rossway) which previously had been clay pits for local brick production.
The School is now a lower school, part of the three-tier education
Three-tier education
Three-tier education refers to those structures of schooling, which exist in some parts of England, where pupils are taught in three distinct school types. A similar experiment was also trialled in Scotland....
system in Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created from the merger of Bedfordshire County Council, Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire on 1 April 2009...
, and caters for ages 3½ to 9 years.
The parish was created in 2001 by splitting that 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 ....
and Slip End.
The M1 motorway
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
runs adjacent to the Village and was officially inaugurated from Slip End, this is celebrated by a large concrete slab http://www.slipend.co.uk/Info/Local%20History/images/The%20Slab.jpg on the bridge next to the village with inscription "London-Yorkshire Motorway, This slab was sealed by the Rt Hon Harold Watkinson M.P.
Harold Watkinson, 1st Viscount Watkinson
Harold Arthur Watkinson, 1st Viscount Watkinson CH, PC was a British businessman and Conservative politician. He was Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation between 1955 and 1959 and a cabinet member as Minister of Defence between 1959 and 1962, when he was sacked in the Night of the Long Knives...
Minister of transport inauguration day, 24th March 1958"
Local Amenities
The village hall, built circa 1901, is situated at the heart of the community and with parking for 40 cars and an entertainment licence for 100 to dance or up to 200 for a meeting.The Peter Edwards Hall and Playing Fields are situated at the Luton end of the village of Slip End, next to the church, facilities include tennis courts and a football pitch.
There are two pubs in the village. "The Rising Sun" situated on Front Street and the "Frog and Rhubarb" on Church Road.
External links
- Slip End Village website and discussion forum
- Slip End pages at the Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records ServiceBedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records ServiceThe Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service is a county record office, holding archival material associated with Bedfordshire and Luton. Established in 1913 by George Herbert Fowler as the Bedfordshire Record Office, it was the first county record office in England. It is located in...