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Human settlement in England
Chicksands is a village and former civil parish , now in the parish of Campton and Chicksands in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire , England. The village is on the River Flit and close to its parish village of Campton and the town of Shefford .
In 1961 the parish had a population of 607.[1] [2] [3]
Mid Bedfordshire District Council moved to a new office building on a part of the former RAF Chicksands sportsfield, adjacent to the A507 , having previously been based in offices at Ampthill and Biggleswade . The new office, named Priory House, was officially opened by the Queen on 17 November 2006 accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh .[4] Central Bedfordshire Council .[5]
History
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Chicksands is mentioned in the Domesday Book the entry reads: Chichesana/e: William de Cairon from Bishop of Lincoln; Three freemen and Walter from Azelina, Ralph Tailbois' wife (it is of her dowry). Mill. [6] [7]
Chicksands was the site of RAF Chicksands , an RAF station during World War II . The station was used by the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1995.[8] FLR-9 direction finding antenna from 1963 to 1995. The antenna was known as the 'Elephant Cage' and was dismantled before the USAF left in 1995.[9] Joint Intelligence Training Group (JITG) and the Headquarters of the British Army 's Intelligence Corps .[10]
Chicksands Priory , a monastic house built in 1150, is located within the grounds of the Joint Intelligence Training Group.[11] [12] extra-parochial tract ,[13] [14]
References
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^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Campton and Chicksands Parish (1170221044)" . Nomis . Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 6 March 2018 .
^ "Her Majesty the Queen in Bedfordshire" . Bedford Today . 17 November 2006. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016 .
^ "Customer Services Centre" . Central Bedfordshire Council. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016 .
^ "Chicksands in 1086" . Bedfordshire Borough Council. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016 .
^ "Hosted By Bedford Borough Council: The Parish of Chicksands in General" . Bedfordshire County Council. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^ Beatty, Gavin (2010). "Bedfordshire - Defence Intelligence and Security Centre". Sanctuary . No. 39. Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) . p. 67. ISSN 0959-4132 .
^ "Chicksands Wood" . Visit Shefford. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016 .
^ "Campton & Chicksands Parish Plan" (PDF) . Campton & Chicksands.org. 2010. p. 3 . Retrieved 20 May 2016 .
^ "Chicksands Priory" . Historic England. Retrieved 20 May 2016 .
^ "Visiting Chicksands Priory" . Friends of Chicksands Priory. Retrieved 30 July 2019 .
^ "History of Chicksands in Mid Bedfordshire" . A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 January 2023 .
^ "Biggleswade Registration District" . UKBMD. Retrieved 30 January 2023 .
External links
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Chicksands at Wikimedia Commons
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicksands&oldid=1194193906 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● V i l l a g e s i n B e d f o r d s h i r e ● F o r m e r c i v i l p a r i s h e s i n B e d f o r d s h i r e ● C e n t r a l B e d f o r d s h i r e D i s t r i c t H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● P a g e s u s i n g g a d g e t W i k i M i n i A t l a s ● W e b a r c h i v e t e m p l a t e w a y b a c k l i n k s ● U s e B r i t i s h E n g l i s h f r o m M a y 2 0 1 6 ● U s e d m y d a t e s f r o m M a y 2 0 1 6 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h O S g r i d c o o r d i n a t e s ● C o o r d i n a t e s o n W i k i d a t a ● C o m m o n s c a t e g o r y l i n k i s o n W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h J 9 U i d e n t i f i e r s
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