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Shillington, Bedfordshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Shillington, Bedfordshire

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Shillington, Bedfordshire history

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Etymology

The name evolved through Sethlindone (6th century), Suthlingdon (8th century) Shutlyngdene, Shetelyngton (14th Century) and Shutlynngden. It evolved into Shytlington in official returns and letters of the 17th and 18th century.

Early history

Shillington is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The entry is headed: “Sethlindone: [overlord] St Benedict’s of Ramsey” It contained 34 households, of which four were slaves, however 27 were villagers or villeins. Per year it rendered a large £12, assessed by the Book’s compilers to be the same at the conquest twenty years before.

World War II (1939–1945)

In 1940 a Luftwaffe Dornier 17 was attacked over Great Offley (to the south of Pegsdon), the bomber crashed killing the pilot alongside the road. In 1944 a Lancaster LL729 (A4 B) belonging to 115 Squadron RAF left its base at RAF Witchford for a raid on Stuttgart, several hours later the plane crashed killing its crew.

Manors

Until the Dissolution of the Monasteries Ramsey Abbey held this, with its noble arms of three rams heads with golden horns on a blue band, set on a gold (or yellow backdrop) Pegsbury was valued at £88 2s. 10d per year and part of the (royal) honour of Ampthill, conferred on Princess Elizabeth.

Charities

Charity of Edward Pilsworth produced in 1908 a sum of £12 14s “received annually from the Clothworkers Company, London”, applied as follows: £10 8s. in money generally among fifty parishioners, £1 to the vicar. £1 was given to vicar, 16s. (80% of that amount) for repair of church, and 10s. to the churchwardens.

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Best Shillington, Bedfordshire places to visit

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