Silsoe
Sign in to saveSilsoe is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. The village used to be on the main A6 road but a bypass around the village was opened in 1981 at a cost of £1.6m.
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Key facts
- UK place.population
- 1,729
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Silsoe
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 Census) 1,791 (2011 Census)
- UK place.static_image_name
- Silsoe village sign.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 270
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Silsoe village sign2000 Millennium Year
- UK place.civil_parish
- Silsoe
- UK place.unitary_england
- Central Bedfordshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Bedfordshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Mid Bedfordshire
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Central Bedfordshire
- Population
- +1791
- Image
- WrestHouseSilso.jpg
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin
- The Wrest Estate
- Silsoe College
- Church of St James and War Memorial
- The Lock-up
- Modern history
- Governance
- Demography
- Facilities
- Education
- Notable residents
- See also
- Further reading
- References
Silsoe is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. The village used to be on the main A6 road but a bypass around the village was opened in 1981 at a cost of £1.6m.
==History==