Battlesden

Battlesden

infobox UK place
country = England
static_

static_image_caption=
latitude= 51.94808
longitude= -0.59556
official_name = Battlesden
population =
shire_district= Mid Bedfordshire
shire_county= Bedfordshire
region= East of England
constituency_westminster=
post_town= MILTON KEYNES
postcode_district = MK17
postcode_area=MK
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= SP966286

Battlesden is a hamlet and civil parish in the Mid Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is just north of the A5, between Dunstable and Milton Keynes. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 38. Because of its low electorate, it has a parish meeting rather than a parish council. ["Introduction" in the Battlesden pages listed under "External links".]

The parish is the site of Battlesden House.

Battlesden Church

The church at Battlesden is believed to be haunted by a lay friar. ["Church" in the Battlesden pages listed under "External links".]

References

External links

* [http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/Battlesden/BattlesdenPagesIndex.aspx Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service: Battlesden pages]


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