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Silsoe history
Origin
Domesday Book records two manors, the larger held by Hugh of Walter, brother of Saher, and this later became the manor of Wrest. The Danes were thought to have been the earliest settlers here. The village name is derived from the Danish word ‘hoh’, in “Sifels hoh”, meaning ‘Sifel’s hill” By 1563 there were 21 families living in Silsoe.
The Wrest Estate
Silsoe’s position on a main road to London and halfway between Bedford and Luton made it a favourite halt for drovers and travellers stopping at the George coaching inn (first mentioned in 1624) The Wrest Estate, in turn, provided the village with a church – St James’s, a school and a row of almhouses.
Silsoe College
The Silsoe Research Institute, a BBSRC-funded body, was located in Wrest Park. Cranfield University was home to a Cranfield campus for agricultural engineering. The former campus grounds are being redeveloped for housing, community and business use.
Church of St James and War Memorial
The church stands on the site of a much earlier free chapel of St. Leonard, first mentioned in the Liber Antiquus (1209–35), that became a chapel of ease in the 17th century. The church was rebuilt between 1829–1831 and opened on 20 February 1831. It consists of chancel, nave, aisles and tower containing three bells.
The Lock-up
In Church Road, is an ironstone lock-up erected 1796, octagonal, with a pointed head to the doorway. It was used as a temporary place for stray animals or drunks. The central pole, now removed, was used to chain pensioners in transit between Bedford and Luton.
Modern history
The Millennium Green is a 4.94-hectare amenity space located off the High Street. The village was struck by an F1/T2 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day. Cranfield University landscape engineering students drew up designs in collaboration with residents of the village.
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