Everything about Great Barford totally explained
Great Barford is a
village in
Bedfordshire,
England, a few
miles north-east of
Bedford. It lies on the
River Great Ouse at . The
population was in excess of 1800 in the
2001 census. It is
twinned with
Wöllstein,
Germany. The village is bypassed by the busy
A421 road on the way between
Bedford and
St Neots in
Cambridgeshire, the
bypass opening on
August 24 2006.
The village is known for its All Saints Church, with a 15th-century
tower, and its
similarly ancient bridge. The scenic surroundings and historic buildings make it a favoured destination for
angling and
picnics. Nearby places include
Renhold and
Blunham.
History
Great Barford was mentioned in the
Domesday Book as an important site, probably as a means of crossing the
river that skirts the village. Although the area of the original
ford was dug up in 1973, the
bridge has existed since at least the 15th century.
The village itself is large and scattered but the majority of the houses are in the south-east of the parish. Throughout the village there are a large variety of houses some dating to the 17th century.
The village was once home to
Great Barford Castle, a
Norman motte and bailey castle, which stood to the north of the village, but a
priory has since been built on its location.
A very early reference to Barford may perhaps be found in a charter by which Offa, King of Mercia, in 792 confirmed various lands to the monastery of St. Albans. The charter purports to have been granted in the place which is called 'Æt beranforda.' The text of the charter is certainly spurious, but the witnesses and dating clause may well have been taken from a genuine instrument. Even so, however, the identification with the present Barford can't be considered certain.
Education
As part of Bedfordshire, Great Barford shares a
three-tier schooling system and is home to a lower (Great Barford Lower School) and middle school (Alban Church of England Middle School).
For the Upper School,
students of Great Barford are in the catchment area of the Specialist Sports designated, Sandy Upper School in the nearby
market town of
Sandy.
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