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Explore the historic "hundred" of Wixamtree in the county of Bedfordshire, which contains the hangars of the infamous R101 Airship, and the home of 17th Century writer of ’Pilgrims Progress’ John Bunyan.
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To the South-east of Bedford lie several historic villages. Most of these villages were once part of the “Wixamtree Hundred” (the administrative unit into which shires were divided in late Anglo-Saxon times), hence the name we have chosen for this project.
The area is well worth visiting because, as well as containing some picturesque villages,Wixamtree is the birthplace of one of the world’s best-known authors, the home of a prison reformer, two of the most unusual huge buildings in England and several interesting medieval sites.
Wixamtree today consists of seven villages and hamlets:
Cardington
Cople
Cotton End
Eastcotts, which includes; Harrowden, Shortstown and RAF Cardington
Elstow
Willington
Wilstead
Wixams
For detailed map of the Wixamtree area ......
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Please visit our partner site enjoyEngland for more information about places to stay by clicking on the links below.
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Distance from Wixamtree
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