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Caddington
Caddington — village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Luton · 3.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Caddington is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 3,673 people. Address: LU1. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.8631°, -0.4568°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Caddington is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The western border of the parish is Watling Street, to the west of which is Kensworth. The northern and eastern border are generally formed by the Luton to Dunstable Busway and the M1. To the south-east of the parish is the parish of Slip End, and to the south is Markyate, in Hertfordshire. Caddington village and the nearby hamlet of Aley Green are in the south of the parish. The hamlet of Chaul End lies in the north of the parish, and at the border with Luton there is Caddington Park with Skimpot in its postal address. The Zouches Farm radio tower is situated in the north-west of the parish.
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Background
History
The place-name 'Caddington' is first attested in a list from circa 1000 AD of the manors of St Paul's Cathedral in the Parker Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where it appears as Caddandun. It appears as Cadandune in the Codex diplomaticus ævi Saxonici of circa 1053, and as Cadendone in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name means 'Cada's down or hill'. Until 1897 the parish of Caddington was partly in Hertfordshire and partly in Bedfordshire. Caddington was once the centre of a thriving brick industry built around the rich source of clay. In 1908 there were two major brick fields. The book identifies 17 specific sites within the Caddington locale which are credited with producing…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8631, -0.4568
- District
- Central Bedfordshire
- Parish
- Caddington
- Postcode
- LU1
- Parliamentary constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Population
- 3,673
- Nearest railway station
- Luton — 3.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1519811 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Caddington (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Caddington, All Saints Church and The Chequers Public House - geograph.org.uk - 168876.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Caddington?
- Caddington is in London, United Kingdom (postcode LU1), in the parish of Caddington.
- Is Caddington a protected site?
- Yes — Caddington is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Caddington free to visit?
- Yes, Caddington is free to enter.
- How do I get to Caddington?
- The nearest railway station is Luton, about 3.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LU1.