Stanford, Bedfordshire
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Stanford is a hamlet in the English county of Bedfordshire
. It is part of the parish of Southill that also contains the villages of Southill
, Broom
and Ireland
.
The village has recently transformed an empty field in the middle of the village into a playing field using local grants. It now includes a playground area, basketball court and a football pitch.
Despite local opposition, an application by Tarmac
for permission to quarry for sand and gravel on the land between Stanford and the neighbouring village of Broom
was approved by Bedfordshire County Council in January 2008.
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
. It is part of the parish of Southill that also contains the villages of Southill
Southill, Bedfordshire
Southill is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, about from Biggleswade.The principal residence, Southill Park, was formerly the home of the Viscounts Torrington, but was bought at the end of the 18th century by Samuel Whitbread....
, Broom
Broom, Bedfordshire
Broom is a small village near Biggleswade in the English county of Bedfordshire.It has long since been a 'farming' village with a number of small local market gardeners using the surrounding fields for their businesses - many of these have been in the Farming Families for generations.The village is...
and Ireland
Ireland, Bedfordshire
Ireland is a hamlet in the civil parish of Southill, Bedfordshire, England....
.
The village has recently transformed an empty field in the middle of the village into a playing field using local grants. It now includes a playground area, basketball court and a football pitch.
Despite local opposition, an application by Tarmac
Tarmac (company)
Tarmac is a company that is based in Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom and operates internationally. The company produces aggregates and road-surfacing materials, including tarmacadam, from which the company's name is derived...
for permission to quarry for sand and gravel on the land between Stanford and the neighbouring village of Broom
Broom, Bedfordshire
Broom is a small village near Biggleswade in the English county of Bedfordshire.It has long since been a 'farming' village with a number of small local market gardeners using the surrounding fields for their businesses - many of these have been in the Farming Families for generations.The village is...
was approved by Bedfordshire County Council in January 2008.