Harrowden, Bedfordshire

Harrowden is a one-street hamlet in the civil parish of Eastcotts, in Bedfordshire.

Harrowden

The Gate public house in 2008 (Now closed and is a house)
Harrowden
Location within Bedfordshire
Area0.093 km2 (0.036 sq mi)
Population32 
 Density344/km2 (890/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTL068894
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBEDFORD
Postcode districtMK42
Dialling code01234
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Harrowden has only 18 houses and 32 people on the electoral roll. Elstow Brook runs through it. There is just one road - Old Harrowden Lane - which leads to a footpath known as Bumpy Lane, from where you can access the birthplace of John Bunyan, now simply marked by a stone.[1]

The street runs from east to west parallel and to the south of the A421 Bedford Southern Bypass, and 200 metres to the north of the village of Shortstown. There is a path at the west side of Harrowden named Bumpy Lane that leads to Abbey Fields. Like Shortstown, Harrowden is in the Eastcotts parish, of the Borough of Bedford.

History

Harrowden is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086, though by the 13th century the area became known as Eastcotes or Cotes. The name derives from the Old English name for a cottage - 'cotum'.

Other

References

  1. "Eastcotts Parish Council | About Eastcotts Parish". eastcottsparishcouncil.bedsparishes.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2018.


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