Blunham
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| Blunham | |
  Blunham shown within Bedfordshire |
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| Population | 926 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Shire county | Bedfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BEDFORD |
| Postcode district | MK44 |
| Dialling code | 01767 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Bedfordshire | |
Blunham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, about eight miles east of Bedford. The village is just off the A1 road, near Great Barford and Sandy, and is near the confluence of the River Ivel with the River Great Ouse.
At the north of village is an unusual double humpback bridge across the River Ivel and the Mill Stream which must be crossed to enter the village from the A1 road or Tempsford.
Blunham had a railway station on the Oxford to Cambridge railway line. The station shut when this line was closed in the 1960's, although the station buildings still exist and have been converted into two homes. The old railway is now used as part of Route 51 of the National Cycle Network. The route heads east towards Sandy and west towards Willington and Bedford.
A large corrugated cardboard and paper mill is located near Blunham which belongs to Abbey Corrugated.
[edit] Famous people from Blunham
In September 1549 George Joye was given the Rectory of Blunham, Bedfordshire by Sir Henry Grey of Flitton. John Donne, poet and preacher, was rector of the church from 1621 until his death in 1631. The Parish Church is St. Edmund or St. James.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- A Blunham page
- Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service: Blunham pages
- Another Blunham page
- Blunham Station disused stations site record
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