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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Little Barford

  

Little Barford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Little Barford

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Little Barford history

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The manor of Barford was held by the de Leyham family from about 1194, and then passed by inheritance into the de la Dale family in about 1316. A deserted medieval settlement in fields near to St Deny’s Church is visible as earthworks on historic aerial photographs. The church became redundant in 1972 and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Little Barford geography / climate

Little Barford is 2 miles (3 km) south of St Neots, 17 miles (27 km) west of Cambridge and 48 miles (77 km) north of Central London. East Coast Mainline railway runs north–south through the parish.

Area

The civil parish covers an area of about 481 hectares (1,189 acres) The parish’s northern boundary is the A428 road, Cambridgeshire is to the east and Central Bedfordshire to the south. The River Great Ouse forms its western boundary.

Landscape

The hamlet lies within the Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands as designated by Natural England. The surrounding area is mostly arable farmland. The northernmost part of the parish between the railway and the Great Ouse is taken up by the power station.

Cottages

A row of four Grade II listed 18th century rough cast thatched cottages stand by the roadside. One is detached, the remainder are terraced. At the northern end of the hamlet are four pairs of late 19th century semi-detached estate cottage.

Elevation

The hamlet is 20 metres (66 ft) above sea level. The whole parish is mainly low lying and flat. The land does rise to 60 metres (197 ft) in the southeast corner of the parish.

Geology and soil type

The hamlet lies mainly on first and second terrace river gravel and glacial gravel. Boulder clay is to the east. Alluvium borders the Great Ouse.

The night sky and light pollution

Light pollution is the level of radiance (night lights) shining up into the night sky. Little Barford in bands 6 and 7 is adversely affected by lighting at power station and Arlington Road Industrial Estate.

Public footpaths

The sole public footpath runs from opposite the last cottage at the northern end of the hamlet to the Ouse and onwards to link with the Oused Valley Way.

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23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Little Barford tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Little Barford

  

Best Little Barford places to visit

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Little Barford has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Little Barford’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Little Barford’s information audio spots:

St Denys’ Church, Little Barford St Denys’ Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Little Barford, Bedfordshire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building. The church lies to the west of the village, overlooking the River Great Ouse.

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