Sharpenhoe is a small village in
Bedfordshire
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, England, at the foot of the hills known as the
Sharpenhoe Clappers, which are within the
Chilterns AONB.
Smithcombe, Sharpenhoe and Sundon Hills are a
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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, and most of it is a
National Trust
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The Trust was founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley to "promote the ...
property. It is in the
civil parish
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of
Streatley.
Woburn Abbey had interests in Sharpenhoe.
[ 1473; Common plea Rolls; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT2/E4/CP40no847/bCP40no847dorses/IMG_1488.htm]
Transport
The village is about east of junction 12 of the
M1, north of
Luton
Luton () is a town and borough in Bedfordshire, England. The borough had a population of 225,262 at the 2021 census.
Luton is on the River Lea, about north-west of London. The town's foundation dates to the sixth century as a Saxon settleme ...
, south of
Bedford
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district.
Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...
, east of
Harlington and just to the west of the
A6 road
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* A006 road (Argentina), a road connecting Las Cuevas with the Christ the Redeemer monument in the border between Argentina and Chile
* ''A6 highway (Australia)'' may refer to :
** A6 (Sydney), a road conn ...
at
Barton le Clay.
References
External links
Sharpenhoe Clappers - Chilterns AONBBBC Three Counties - Sharpenhoe ClappersParishes: Streatley with Sharpenhoe, British History Online
Villages in Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire District
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