Caldecote, Hertfordshire
| Caldecote | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Baldock | |
| Postcode district | SG7 | |
| Dialling code | 01462 | |
| Police | Hertfordshire | |
| Fire | Hertfordshire | |
| Ambulance | East of England | |
Caldecote is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located around three miles north of Baldock and around a mile and a half east of Stotfold in the neighbouring county of Bedfordshire. The Great North Road passes just to the west of the village.
Caldecote forms part of the Caldecote and Newnham
grouped parish council, which covers an area of only 325 acres (1.32 km2). The village consists of a cluster of cottages around the redundant Church of St. Mary Magdalene, which dates from the 14th and 15th centuries and is in Perpendicular style. The church is currently in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches charity.[1]
To the south of the church is a manor house dating from the 14th century.
In the year 1724, several Roman urns, containing burnt bones and ashes, were discovered in this parish.
During the 1970s
amalgamated.[2]
References
- ^ "Caldecote St Mary Magdalene". Friends of Friendless Churches. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ Hertfordshire Genealogy
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