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Harrowden, Bedfordshire

Coordinates: 52°06′45″N 0°26′31″W / 52.112605°N 0.441836°W / 52.112605; -0.441836
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Harrowden
The Gate public house in 2008 (Now closed and is a house)
Harrowden is located in Bedfordshire
Harrowden
Harrowden
Location within Bedfordshire
Area0.093 km2 (0.036 sq mi)
Population32 
• Density344/km2 (890/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTL068894
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBEDFORD
Postcode districtMK42
Dialling code01234
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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Bedfordshire
52°06′45″N 0°26′31″W / 52.112605°N 0.441836°W / 52.112605; -0.441836

Harrowden is a one-street hamlet in the civil parish of Shortstown, Bedfordshire, England.

The street runs from east to west parallel and to the south of the A421 Bedford Southern Bypass, and 200 metres to the north of the village of Shortstown. There is a path at the west side of Harrowden named Bumpy Lane that leads to Abbey Fields. Like Shortstown, Harrowden is in the Eastcotts parish, of the Borough of Bedford.

History

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Harrowden is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086, though by the 13th century the area became known as Eastcotes or Cotes. The name derives from the Old English name for a cottage - 'cotum'.

Prior to the creation of Shortstown civil parish in 2019,[1] Harrowden was within Eastcotts civil parish. From 2023 Harrowden forms part of the Shortstown ward for elections to Bedford Borough Council.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "The Borough of Bedford (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2019" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Map referred to in the Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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