Sharpenhoe
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| Sharpenhoe | |
|---|---|
 Sharpenhoe from Sharpenhoe Clappers | |
  Sharpenhoe Location within Bedfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | TL065305 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bedford |
| Postcode district | MK45 |
| Dialling code | 01582 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Sharpenhoe is a small village in Bedfordshire, England, at the foot of the hills known as the Sharpenhoe Clappers, which are within the Chilterns AONB. Smithcombe, Sharpenhoe and Sundon Hills are a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and most of it is a National Trust property. It is in the civil parish of Streatley.
Woburn Abbey had interests in Sharpenhoe. [1]
Transport[edit]
The village is about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of junction 12 of the M1, north of Luton, south of Bedford, east of Harlington and just to the west of the A6 road at Barton le Clay.
References[edit]
- ^ 1473; Common plea Rolls; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT2/E4/CP40no847/bCP40no847dorses/IMG_1488.htm
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sharpenhoe.
- Sharpenhoe Clappers - Chilterns AONB
- BBC Three Counties - Sharpenhoe Clappers
- Parishes: Streatley with Sharpenhoe, British History Online
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