Sharnbrook: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 52°13′00″N 0°32′00″W / 52.2166°N 0.5333°W / 52.2166; -0.5333
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Borough of Bedford
No edit summary
Tags: Manual revert Mobile edit Mobile web edit
 
(94 intermediate revisions by 56 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use British English|date=November 2011}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{infobox UK place|
{{infobox UK place
|country = England
|country = England
|static_image =
|static_image =
|static_image_caption=
|static_image_caption=
|coordinates = {{coord|52.2166|-0.5333|display=inline,title}}
|latitude= 52.2166
|longitude= -0.5333
|official_name = Sharnbrook
|official_name = Sharnbrook
|population =
|population = 2,293
|population_ref = (2011 Census)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128360&c=Sharnbrook&d=16&e=62&g=6403240&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1478888549929&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=11 November 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
|unitary_england= [[Borough of Bedford|Bedford]]
|unitary_england = [[Borough of Bedford|Bedford]]
|lieutenancy_england = [[Bedfordshire]]
|lieutenancy_england = [[Bedfordshire]]
|region= East of England
|region = East of England
|constituency_westminster= [[North East Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Bedfordshire]]
|constituency_westminster= [[North East Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Bedfordshire]]
|post_town= BEDFORD
|post_town= BEDFORD
Line 17: Line 17:
|postcode_area= MK
|postcode_area= MK
|dial_code= 01234
|dial_code= 01234
|os_grid_reference= TL001885
|os_grid_reference= SP994596
}}
}}


'''Sharnbrook''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] located in the [[Borough of Bedford]] in [[Bedfordshire]], England.
'''Sharnbrook''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] located in the [[Borough of Bedford]] in [[Bedfordshire]], England, situated around {{convert|7|mi}} north-west of [[Bedford]] town centre.


The settlement was recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as a parish within the [[Hundred of Willey]]<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42376 British History Online – Parishes and dates]</ref> but was probably first developed in [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxon]] times. The oldest surviving building, [[Church of St Peter, Sharnbrook|St Peter's Church]], is [[Normans|Norman]]. Many of the older buildings in the village are constructed of the local [[Oolite|oolitic]] [[limestone]], also used in other traditional north Bedfordshire settlements.
The settlement was recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as a parish within the [[Hundred of Willey]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42376|title=The hundred of Willey: Introduction - British History Online|work=british-history.ac.uk}}</ref> but was probably first developed in [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxon]] times. The oldest surviving building, [[Church of St Peter, Sharnbrook|St Peter's Church]], is [[Normans|Norman]]. The name is believed to be derived from the [[Anglo Saxon]] word ''sharn'' meaning [[feces|dung]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/beds/vol3/pp88-94#fnn1|title=Parishes: Sharnbrook - British History Online|work=british-history.ac.uk}}</ref> Many of the older buildings in the village are constructed of the local [[Oolite|oolitic]] [[limestone]], also used in other traditional north Bedfordshire settlements.


Situated just north of a loop in the [[River Great Ouse]] and almost due north of [[Bedford]], the village has developed as a ribbon-settlement running south-east to north-west, with the core of the community clustered at the north-western end.
Situated just north of a loop in the [[River Great Ouse]] and almost due north of [[Bedford]], the village has developed as a ribbon-settlement running south-east to north-west, with the core of the community clustered at the north-western end.


==Education==
==Education==
The village has two schools, the larger of which [[Sharnbrook Upper School and Community College]] has a campus on the west of the village, serves a wide area and was attended by the London Marathon-winning [[Paula Radcliffe]], who opened the aptly named [http://www.radcliffecentre.co.uk Paula Radcliffe Sharnbrook Community Sports Centre] in April 2005. This Community Sports Centre is not only for students but also serves the wider local community of North Bedfordshire with sporting facilities. Students are aged from 13 to 18 and take both GCSE and A Level exams. The village's other school is John Gibbard Lower School which caters for young children aged from 3–9 years old who live in the immediate area and is one of the feeder schools for Margaret Beaufort Middle School which is located in the nearby village of [[Riseley, Bedfordshire|Riseley]].
The village has two schools, the larger of which [[Sharnbrook Academy]] has a campus on the west of the village, serves a wide area and was attended by the marathon world record holder [[Paula Radcliffe]], who opened the [http://www.radcliffecentre.co.uk Paula Radcliffe Sharnbrook Community Sports Centre] named after her in April 2005. This Community Sports Centre is not only for students but also serves the wider local community of North Bedfordshire with sporting facilities. Students are aged from 11 to 18 and take both GCSE and A Level exams. The village's other school is Sharnbrook Primary which caters for young children aged from 3–11 years old who live in the immediate area.


==Industry==
==Industry==
Another major presence is the multinational company [[Unilever]] which has a research centre on the north-western edge of the village. This uses the grounds of [[Colworth House]], originally built in the early 17th century and rebuilt in its present form by 1774 as a private house. The house itself is used as office space, with modern laboratory buildings beside and behind it. The site is being turned into a science park for use by a number of companies.
Another major presence is the multinational company [[Unilever]] which has the [[Lipton Institute of Tea]] research centre on the north-western edge of the village. This uses the grounds of [[Colworth House]], originally built in the early 17th century and rebuilt in its present form by 1774 as a private house. The house itself is used as office space, with modern laboratory buildings beside and behind it. The site is being turned into a science park for use by a number of companies.

==Sport==
Sharnbrook is home to the village's boys' and men's football teams, which predate by many years the women's team that was established in 2002.


==Transport==
==Transport==
[[Sharnbrook railway station]] opened in 1857, but was closed in 1960.
[[Sharnbrook railway station]] opened in 1857, but was closed in 1960.

Sharnbrook is served by bus service 50 which is operated by [[Stagecoach Group|Stagecoach]] and operates between [[Kettering]] and Bedford. The service is hourly Monday to Saturday and two hourly on Sundays and Bank Holidays.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stagecoachbus.com/routes/midlands/50/rushden-bedford/xlfo050.o|title=50 Bus Route & Timetable: Rushden - Bedford|date=9 March 2022}}</ref>


==Literature==
==Literature==
Sharnbrook is the village where the prototype of Uncle Silas, Joseph Betts, the protagonist of [[H.E. Bates]]'s [[My Uncle Silas]] lived.
Sharnbrook is the village where the prototype of Uncle Silas, Joseph Betts, the protagonist of [[H.E. Bates]]'s ''[[My Uncle Silas]]'' lived.


==Britain's Youngest Father==
== Wildlife ==

⚫
Back in 1998, Joel Bailey become the youngest father in Britain at only twelve years of age. He lived in Sharnbrook next door to the mother of his child, who was four years older than him. The child was conceived when the pair were only 11 and 15. Supposedly the mother of the child believed that Bailey was the same age as her when they were going out, however he revealed his true age when news of his lover's pregnancy broke.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sean-12-is-the-youngest-father-1139875.html</ref> Some<ref>http://www.kgbanswers.com/who-is-the-youngest-father/4879296</ref> also consider Bailey to be the youngest ever recorded father.
Sharnbrook is home to a colony of [[red kite]]s.

==Britain's youngest father==
⚫
In 1998, Sharnbrook resident Sean Stewart become the youngest father in Britain at only twelve years of age. He lived next door to the mother of his child, Emma Webster, who was four years older than he. The child was conceived when the pair were only 11 and 15. Webster said Stewart had told her he was her age when they started going out.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/sean-12-is-the-youngest-father-1139875.html|title=Sean, 12, is the youngest father|author=Kate Watson-Smyth|date=20 January 1998|work=independent.co.uk}}</ref> Some also consider Stewart to be the youngest father ever recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgbanswers.com/who-is-the-youngest-father/4879296|title=Who is the youngest father – Kgb Answers|date=2 February 2012|work=kgbanswers.com}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:St-Peter's-Church-Sharnbrook.jpg|<center>St Peter's Church</center>
File:St-Peter's-Church-Sharnbrook.jpg|{{center|St Peter's Church}}
Image:SUS-aerial.jpg|<center>Sharnbrook Upper School</center>
File:SUS-aerial.jpg|{{center|Sharnbrook Upper School}}
Image:John-Gibbard-Lower-School-Sharnbrook.jpg|<center>John Gibbard Lower School</center>
File:John-Gibbard-Lower-School-Sharnbrook.jpg|{{center|Sharnbrook Primary (previously John Gibbard Lower School)}}
Image:Sharnbrook-High-Street.jpg|<center>The High Street</center>
File:Sharnbrook-High-Street.jpg|{{center|The High Street}}
Image:Old-Police-Station-Sharnbrook.jpg|<center>The Old Police Station</center>
File:Old-Police-Station-Sharnbrook.jpg|{{center|The Old Police Station}}
File:Sharnbrook Mill.jpg|{{center|The Mill}}
File:32 High Street.jpg|{{center|32 High Street, oolitic limestone, C18 or earlier}}
</gallery>
</gallery>


Line 58: Line 69:
* [http://www.sharnbrookonline.co.uk/ The Sharnbrook Village Website]
* [http://www.sharnbrookonline.co.uk/ The Sharnbrook Village Website]
* [http://www.sharnbrook.beds.sch.uk Sharnbrook Upper School Website]
* [http://www.sharnbrook.beds.sch.uk Sharnbrook Upper School Website]
* [http://www.susr.co.uk/ The Sharnbrook Upper School Alumni Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060909165950/http://www.susr.co.uk/ The Sharnbrook Upper School Alumni Website]
* [http://www.radcliffecentre.co.uk/ The Paula Radcliffe Sharnbrook Community Sports Centre Website]
* [http://www.radcliffecentre.co.uk/ The Paula Radcliffe Sharnbrook Community Sports Centre Website]
* [http://www.sharnbrookchurch.org.uk/ Sharnbrook Evangelical Church]
* [http://www.sharnbrookchurch.org.uk/ Sharnbrook Evangelical Church]
* [http://www.sharnbrookwomensfc.co.uk/ Sharnbrook Women's Football Club]
*Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk


{{Places in Bedford Borough}}
{{Places in Bedford Borough}}


{{authority control}}

[[Category:Sharnbrook| ]]
[[Category:Villages in Bedfordshire]]
[[Category:Villages in Bedfordshire]]
[[Category:Places in Bedfordshire listed in the Domesday Book]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Bedfordshire]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Bedfordshire]]
[[Category:Borough of Bedford]]

Latest revision as of 18:59, 21 January 2024

Sharnbrook
Sharnbrook is located in Bedfordshire
Sharnbrook
Sharnbrook
Location within Bedfordshire
Population2,293 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP994596
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBEDFORD
Postcode districtMK44
Dialling code01234
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Bedfordshire
52°13′00″N 0°32′00″W / 52.2166°N 0.5333°W / 52.2166; -0.5333

Sharnbrook is a village and civil parish located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, situated around 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Bedford town centre.

The settlement was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a parish within the Hundred of Willey[2] but was probably first developed in Saxon times. The oldest surviving building, St Peter's Church, is Norman. The name is believed to be derived from the Anglo Saxon word sharn meaning dung.[3] Many of the older buildings in the village are constructed of the local oolitic limestone, also used in other traditional north Bedfordshire settlements.

Situated just north of a loop in the River Great Ouse and almost due north of Bedford, the village has developed as a ribbon-settlement running south-east to north-west, with the core of the community clustered at the north-western end.

Education[edit]

The village has two schools, the larger of which Sharnbrook Academy has a campus on the west of the village, serves a wide area and was attended by the marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe, who opened the Paula Radcliffe Sharnbrook Community Sports Centre named after her in April 2005. This Community Sports Centre is not only for students but also serves the wider local community of North Bedfordshire with sporting facilities. Students are aged from 11 to 18 and take both GCSE and A Level exams. The village's other school is Sharnbrook Primary which caters for young children aged from 3–11 years old who live in the immediate area.

Industry[edit]

Another major presence is the multinational company Unilever which has the Lipton Institute of Tea research centre on the north-western edge of the village. This uses the grounds of Colworth House, originally built in the early 17th century and rebuilt in its present form by 1774 as a private house. The house itself is used as office space, with modern laboratory buildings beside and behind it. The site is being turned into a science park for use by a number of companies.

Sport[edit]

Sharnbrook is home to the village's boys' and men's football teams, which predate by many years the women's team that was established in 2002.

Transport[edit]

Sharnbrook railway station opened in 1857, but was closed in 1960.

Sharnbrook is served by bus service 50 which is operated by Stagecoach and operates between Kettering and Bedford. The service is hourly Monday to Saturday and two hourly on Sundays and Bank Holidays.[4]

Literature[edit]

Sharnbrook is the village where the prototype of Uncle Silas, Joseph Betts, the protagonist of H.E. Bates's My Uncle Silas lived.

Wildlife[edit]

Sharnbrook is home to a colony of red kites.

Britain's youngest father[edit]

In 1998, Sharnbrook resident Sean Stewart become the youngest father in Britain at only twelve years of age. He lived next door to the mother of his child, Emma Webster, who was four years older than he. The child was conceived when the pair were only 11 and 15. Webster said Stewart had told her he was her age when they started going out.[5] Some also consider Stewart to be the youngest father ever recorded.[6]

Gallery[edit]

  • St Peter's Church
    St Peter's Church
  • Sharnbrook Upper School
    Sharnbrook Upper School
  • Sharnbrook Primary (previously John Gibbard Lower School)
    Sharnbrook Primary (previously John Gibbard Lower School)
  • The High Street
    The High Street
  • The Old Police Station
    The Old Police Station
  • The Mill
    The Mill
  • 32 High Street, oolitic limestone, C18 or earlier
    32 High Street, oolitic limestone, C18 or earlier

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. ^ "The hundred of Willey: Introduction - British History Online". british-history.ac.uk.
  3. ^ "Parishes: Sharnbrook - British History Online". british-history.ac.uk.
  4. ^ "50 Bus Route & Timetable: Rushden - Bedford". 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ Kate Watson-Smyth (20 January 1998). "Sean, 12, is the youngest father". independent.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Who is the youngest father – Kgb Answers". kgbanswers.com. 2 February 2012.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sharnbrook.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharnbrook&oldid=1197734853"