Elstow

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Elstow

TitleElstow

CountyBedfordshire

CoordinatesLat : 52.1 Lon : -0.4666667

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Description Incorrect Description? Tell Us!Elstow is a village and civil parish in the English county of Bedfordshire. Elstow is the birthplace of John Bunyan.

The village and the northern part of the parish are inside Bedford's southern bypass, and Elstow has increasing been absorbed into Bedford since the late 20th century. The largest population centre in the parish nowadays is not Elstow village itself, but a large housing development dating from the first few years of the 21st century called Abbeyfields, which is effectively a suburb of Bedford.

William the Conqueror granted Elstow to his niece, Countess Judith, who founded a nunnery in 1075. In the middle ages Elstow Abbey was one of the richest Benedictine nunneries in England. The abbess and nuns held Elstow until the dissolution under King Henry VIII. The abbey survives in part as the parish church of St Mary and St Helena.

Another feature of the village is the Moot Hall, a Tudor timber-framed market house that stands in isolation on the village green. It is now a museum illustrating 17th century English life with particular reference to John Bunyan.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Elstow"

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Local Campsites

Riverside Caravan Park is 6.84 Miles away
Newport Pagnell Campsite is 10.89 Miles away

Local Tourist Attractions

Oasis Beach Pool is 2.01 Miles away
Kempston Swimming Pool is 2.03 Miles away
Oasis Beach Pool is 2.04 Miles away
Marston Vale Community Forest is 3.86 Miles away
Wrest Park Gardens is 6.82 Miles away
Bushmead Priory is 9.58 Miles away
Woburn Abbey is 9.84 Miles away
Middleton Swimming Pool is 10.42 Miles away
Lewsey Park Pool is 13.83 Miles away
Wardown Swimming & Leisure Centre is 14.32 Miles away

Local Golf Courses

Mowsbury Golf & Squash Complex is 4.16 Miles away
Bedfordshire Golf Club is 4.31 Miles away
The Millbrook Golf Club is 5.08 Miles away
Beadlow Manor Golf & Country Club is 5.95 Miles away
RAF Henlow Golf Club is 9.4 Miles away
Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands Golf Club is 9.41 Miles away
Wyboston Lakes Golf Centre is 10.2 Miles away
John O Gaunt Golf Club is 10.39 Miles away
South Beds Golf Club is 12.45 Miles away
Tilsworth Golf Club is 13.96 Miles away

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