Mar2005.jpg/200px-HarlingtonCrossroads(Peter_Roberts)Mar2005.jpg)
Harlington is a village in Bedfordshire, near the M1 motorway. Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Mid Bedfordshire is a local government district in Bedfordshire, England. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The LU postcode area, also known as the Luton postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard and Luton in The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Bedfordshire Police, is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the Ceremonial county of Bedfordshire in England, which The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory Fire and Rescue Service or FRS for the county of Bedfordshire The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS Ambulance services in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Mid Bedfordshire is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of all the Towns and Villages in the County of Bedfordshire. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where Many residents commute from the village to work in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
Contents |
Transport links
The village is about 1. 5 miles from junction 12 of the M1, 7 miles (11 km) north of Luton, 10 miles (16 km) south of Bedford and 40 miles NNW of London. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where Luton ( is a large town in the east of England, 32 miles (51 kilometres north of London. Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
Harlington has a railway station, located in the west of the village. Harlington railway station is located in Bedfordshire, at the west of Harlington village The station is served by Thameslink trains. Thameslink is a fifty-station line in the British railway system running north to south from Bedford to Brighton through the Snow Hill tunnel From Harlington station, you can travel north to Flitwick and Bedford, or south to Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, London, Gatwick Airport and Brighton. Harlington railway station is located in Bedfordshire, at the west of Harlington village This article is about the town of Flitwick See Filius Flitwick for the Harry Potter character Bedford is the County town of Bedfordshire, England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the Bedford borough Luton ( is a large town in the east of England, 32 miles (51 kilometres north of London. Services The typical off-peak service from this station is as follows 4 tph to Brighton via London and Gatwick Airport ( First St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Gatwick Airport is London 's second largest Airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove.
Amenities
Harlington has two pubs, the Carpenters Arms and The Old Sun. [1] There are several churches, including the Church of St Mary the Virgin and Harlington Methodist Church.
Schools
The village is home to Harlington Lower and Upper Schools which serve students up to A-level. The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, Many students from the surrounding Luton and Bedfordshire area travel to Harlington for its schools. Harlington Upper School recently became a specialist science college, thanks to funding raised by its Parent-Teacher Association, HUSA. Parent-Teacher Association, aka PTA, Parent-Teacher-Student Association, aka PTSA and the Parent-Teacher Organization, aka PTO [2]
The village also has Harlington Lower School – a smaller than average school from reception class through to age 9, which received a "Good" rating in its ofsted report of November 2006. As Bedfordshire is a three tier schools system, most children in the middle age bracket spend their middle years at Arnold Middle School Barton Le Clay and Parkfields in nearby Toddington.
Crime
Harlington has low levels of crime, although Harlington Manor Health Farm has had a number of incidents over the last year.
History
- 1086: The Domesday book calls the village Herlingdone[3] and lists Nigel D'Albini as Lord of the Manor; he took over from four Saxon thegns who lost their lands at the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey [4]
- 1300-1350: The Church of St Mary the Virgin was built, replacing what was probably a wooden church with a thatched roof. [3] The church tower was not added until the fifteenth century. [4]
- 1349: Over a quarter of the village died of the Black Death. The Black Death, or the Black Plague, was one of the deadliest Pandemics in human history widely thought to have been caused by a bacterium named Yersinia [4]
- 1660: John Bunyan led an unauthorised religious meeting at a farmhouse near Harlington, for which he was arrested and taken to Harlington House. John Bunyan (28 November 1628 &ndash 31 August 1688 a Christian writer and Preacher, was born at Harrowden (one mile south-east of Bedford After being questioned he was imprisoned for twelve years in Bedford county gaol. While serving his sentence he began writing his most famous work, The Pilgrim's Progress. The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come by John Bunyan (published February 1678) is a Christian Allegory [5]
- 1859: the first village school was built. [4]
- 1868: Harlington railway station opened. [4]
- 1920: Harlington War Memorial dedicated to the memory of 27 Harlington men killed in the First World War. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All [4]
References
- ^ Places to Drink in Bedfordshire. informationBritain. Retrieved on 2006-08-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul.
- ^ Harlington Upper School (2006). Retrieved on 2006-08-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul.
- ^ a b Harlington Church (2006). A brief history of St Mary's. Retrieved on 2006-08-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul.
- ^ a b c d e f Harlington Timeline. Besfordshire Libraries (2005). Retrieved on 2006-08-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul.
- ^ Harlington Tourist Information. AboutBritain. com (2006). Retrieved on 2006-08-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul.
See also
External links
- Harlington Heritage Trust
- Harlington on Genuki
- Harlington Church
- The Old Sun
- Harlington.net (village diary)
- Map sources for Harlington, Bedfordshire
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic