Cranfield
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| Cranfield | |
  Cranfield shown within Bedfordshire |
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| Population | 5,443 (2001 census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Shire county | Bedfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bedford |
| Postcode district | MK43 |
| Dialling code | 01234 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Mid Bedfordshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Bedfordshire | |
Cranfield is a village in north-west Bedfordshire, England, between Bedford and Milton Keynes. It has a population of around 6,000, and is within the district of Mid Bedfordshire.
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[edit] Amenities
Cranfield has three (formerly four) public houses, a football club, hairdressers, several take-away restaurants, two small supermarkets and three car dealers. There is also a surgery and dentists practice along with a pharmacy. Cranfield has two schools, two parks and a multi-use games area ('MUGA').
The village Post Office is now contained within the Co-Op store; previously it was on separate premises near the centre of the village. Cranfield has one of only a small number of Morgan dealerships, in addition to a Ford dealer and independent used car dealer. There are further facilities at the university campus including a Post Office and bookshop.
Cranfield also has a local newspaper known as the Cranfield Express
Between 1992 and 2005 the village had its own amateur dramatics society called 'Cranfield Players' which involved many of the local villagers.
[edit] Airport
Cranfield's airfield was originally an RAF training base, and was used after the war by the College of Aeronautics. Today the main user is the Cabair School of Flying. The future of the airfield is uncertain – one runway was closed to allow the construction of the Nissan building and technology park, and there are controversial plans to build further housing on airfield land. Kennett Aviation, who previously operated a range of vintage aircraft from Cranfield, were forced to move to North Weald due to these plans. However, Cranfield is still home to one of the few remaining serviceable English Electric/BAC Lightning jet fighters.
[edit] University
Cranfield University is situated adjacent to the village, on the other side of the airfield.
[edit] Technology Park
The Cranfield Technology Park is situated to the west of the University at the entrance to the campus. It is being developed on a phased basis by Cranfield University and its development partner. The park's objective is to encourage knowledge-based companies to locate their activities on the park and to encourage the growth of such companies. A major extension to the technology park was started in January 2007 using land on Cranfield Airport.
In August 2005 a new business incubation centre was opened. It was designed to encourage and support hi-tech and knowledge based pre-start and early start companies during the formative stages of their development.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Cranfield University Business Incubation Centre. Cranfield University. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
[edit] External links
- Cranfield 2001 Census
- Cranfield Airport
- Cranfield University
- Cranfield Express (Local Newspaper)
- Cranfield Football Club
- Cranfield Colts Football Club
- Cranfield Village Website
- Cranfield Technology Park
- Cranfield University Schools
- Account of Cranfield during the second world war
- Cafe Bookshop at Cranfield University
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