- Podington
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.254
longitude= -0.623
official_name= Podington
civil_parish=Podington and Hinwick
population =
shire_district= Bedford
shire_county =Bedfordshire
region= East of England
constituency_westminster= Bedford
post_town= WELLINGBOROUGH
postcode_district = NN29
postcode_area= NN
dial_code= 01933
os_grid_reference= SP940626Podington is a
village andcivil parish in northwestBedfordshire inEngland ,United Kingdom . The village is within the electoral ward of Harrold in theBorough of Bedford . Podington lies around 16 km (10 miles) northwest ofBedford and is about 2 km (1.2 miles) east of the county border withNorthamptonshire . The parish is sometimes called "Podington" but usually "Podington and Hinwick" and the parish is within the historicHundred of Willey . Podington is a small picturesque rural village; many of its buildings are stone cottages dating from the 1700s, and some even earlier. Nearby there ispaintball ing and Podington Garden Centre can be found in the High Street. Podington was included in theDomesday Book 1086; and has been recorded as "Podintone" and "Potintone" from the 1200s and later as "Puddington". [British History Online - Older spellings - 1700s stone cottages [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42387] ] Today it is sometimes spelt (or misspelt) "Poddington".Located around 3 km (2 miles) southeast of the village are
RAF Podington andSanta Pod Raceway .Hinwick House is found at a crossroads under 1 km (0.5 miles) south of the village.Less than 1.5 km (1 mile) to the south is the hamlet of
Hinwick ; the closest nearby villages between 1.5 and 3 km (1 and 2 miles) away includeFarndish to the northwest andWymington to the northeast. Nearby larger settlements includeRushden to the north,Irchester to the northwest and Wollaston to the west, all around 5 km (3 miles) away.Wellingborough , which is 7 km (4.4 miles) northwest of Podington, is the village'spost town .ee also
Podington Castle The Poddington Peas References
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