Hockliffe

Hockliffe

infobox UK place
official_name = Hockliffe
country = England
region = East of England
population = 730 [Bedfordshire County Council, [http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/Statisticsandcensus/FactsAndFigures/PopulationEstimatesAndForecasts.aspx Population Estimates and Forecasts] , estimate for 2006.]
os_grid_reference = SP972267
latitude = 51.9311
longitude = -0.5865
post_town = LEIGHTON BUZZARD
postcode_area = LU
postcode_district = LU7
dial_code = 01525
constituency_westminster = South West Bedfordshire
shire_district = South Bedfordshire
shire_county = Bedfordshire

Hockliffe is a village in Bedfordshire on the crossroads of the A5 road (formerly Watling Street) and the A4012 road.

It is about four miles east of Leighton Buzzard. Nearby places are Eggington, Battlesden, Toddington, Tebworth, and Tilsworth.

During the Second World War a Czechoslovak military intelligence wireless transmission station was situated just outside Hockliffe. [Neil Rees (compiler), "The Secret History of The Czech Connection – The Czechoslovak Government in Exile in London and Buckinghamshire", England, 2005, ISBN 0-9550883-0-5.] [Jean Yates and Sue King (compilers), "Dunstable and District at War from Eyewitness Accounts", Book Castle, 2006, ISBN 1-903747-79-1, pages 276–283.]

References

Further reading

* S. Coleman, "Hockliffe", Bedfordshire County Council (Bedfordshire Parish Surveys, Historic Landscape and Archaeology, 1), 1983, ISBN 0-907041-08-6.

External links

* [http://www.czechsinexile.org/ Czechoslovak Government in Exile Research Society]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hockliffe — Original name in latin Hockliffe Name in other language State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 51.93109 latitude 0.58652 altitude 101 Population 0 Date 2011 07 31 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Chalgrave — Signpost for Chalgrave Parish Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • John Newbery — (baptized 9 July 1713 ndash; 22 December 1767) was a British publisher of books who first made children s literature a sustainable and profitable part of the literary market. He also supported and published the works of Christopher Smart, Oliver… …   Wikipedia

  • Jack et le Haricot magique — Illustration de Walter Crane (1875) Conte populaire Titre Jack et le Haricot magique Titre original Jack and the Beanstalk …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Jack le tueur de géants (conte) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Jack le tueur de géants. Jack le tueur de géants (conte) « Le géant Cormoran était la terreur d …   Wikipédia en Français

  • The History of Sandford and Merton — (1783 1789) was a bestselling children s book written by Thomas Day. He began his book as a contribution to Richard Lovell and Honora Edgeworth’s Harry and Lucy , a collection of short stories for children that Maria Edgeworth continued some… …   Wikipedia

  • Bedford School — Infobox UK school name = Bedford School size = latitude = longitude = dms = motto = Floreat Schola Bedfordiensis motto pl = established = 1552 approx = closed = c approx = type = Independent religion = president = head label = Headmaster head =… …   Wikipedia

  • Eggington — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption= latitude= 51.9171 longitude= 0.6096 official name = Eggington population = shire district= shire county= Bedfordshire region= East of England constituency westminster= post town=… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Acts of Parliament of the Great Britain Parliament, 1780-1800 — This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the years 1780 1800. For acts passed prior to 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament and List of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish Parliament.For… …   Wikipedia

  • History of Milton Keynes — Milton Keynes is a large new town in South East England. This history of Milton Keynes details its development from the earliest human settlements, through the plans for a new city for 250,000 people in south central England, its subsequent urban …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”