Wymington
Sign in to saveWymington is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Bedford in northwestern Bedfordshire, England. It is located about south of Rushden, in the neighbouring county of Northamptonshire, and about north-northwest of Bedford. As of 2021, the parish of Wymington had a population of 1,000. The village is home to a 14th century parish church, a Wesleyan chapel, and a school. Wymington is home to four listed buildings, including the Grade 1 listed parish church. The village dates from at least 1086, when it was registered in the Domesday Book, though evidence has been discovered of Paleol
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- File:St. Lawrence Church, Wymington.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Parish Church of St. Lawrence, Wymington
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Wymington
- UK place.civil_parish
- Wymington
- UK place.population
- 1000
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Bedford
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Bedfordshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Bedfordshire
- UK place.post_town
- RUSHDEN
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Bedford
- Population
- +876
- Image
- Wymington - geograph.org.uk - 93604.jpg
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Prehistory and Roman settlement
- Middle Ages
- The Wymington manors
- Renaissance
- Modern era
- Geography and natural environment
- Infrastructure and transport
- Roads
- Rail
- Government
- Demography
- Economy and industry
- Education
- Landmarks
- Grade I listed buildings
- Grade II listed buildings
- War memorials
- Notable residents
- Notes
- References
- External links
Wymington is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Bedford in northwestern Bedfordshire, England. It is located about south of Rushden, in the neighbouring county of Northamptonshire, and about north-northwest of Bedford. As of 2021, the parish of Wymington had a population of 1,000. The village is home to a 14th century parish church, a Wesleyan chapel, and a school. Wymington is home to four listed buildings, including the Grade 1 listed parish church. The village dates from at least 1086, when it was registered in the Domesday Book, though evidence has been discovered of Paleolithic, Roman, and Saxon settlement in the area.
==Name== Throughout its history Wymington has been referred to by various names and spellings, including Wimmington, Winnington, Wimentone, Wimuntun, Widmintun, Wymingas, and other variations. Numerous etymologies for the name have been proposed, with the most common being that it is derived from Old English and refers to a tūn held by a person named Wigmund, Widmund, or Wimund. Other older sources propose that it is a reference to the site of an ancient, possibly Roman, battle.