Harlington, Bedfordshire

Harlington

Harlington Crossroads
Harlington
 Harlington shown within Bedfordshire
Population 2,260 (2004)
OS grid referenceTL035305
Civil parishHarlington
Unitary authorityCentral Bedfordshire
Ceremonial countyBedfordshire
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DUNSTABLE
Postcode district LU5
Dialling code 01582, 01525
Police Bedfordshire
Fire Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentMid Bedfordshire
List of places
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England
Bedfordshire

Coordinates: 51°57′48″N 0°29′42″W / 51.963355°N 0.495006°W / 51.963355; -0.495006

Harlington is a village and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England, near the M1 motorway. The nearest town is Flitwick about three miles to the north.

Transport links

Road

The village is about 1.5 miles from junction 12 of the M1, 7 miles (11 km) north of Luton, 10 miles (16 km) south of Bedford and 40 miles NNW of London.

Rail

Harlington has a railway station in the west of the village. It was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras. The original intention had been to call it "Harlington for Toddington".The station is served by Thameslink route trains. From Harlington station, you can travel north to Flitwick and Bedford, or south to Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, Harpenden, St Albans, Central London, East Croydon, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.

Buses

The X42 service provides a direct link to Toddington, Westoning, Flitwick, Ampthill, Houghton Conquest, Kempston, and Bedford.

Air

The nearest airport is at Luton, about 8 miles to the South.

Amenities

Harlington has two public houses, the Carpenter Arms[1] and The Old Sun.[2][3] There are several churches, including the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Harlington Methodist Church and Life Church (part of the Pioneer network of churches). There is a small parade of shops consisting of a general store with post office counter, a hairdresser, a cafe and a gunsmiths. Other businesses include an estate agent in Church Road.

There are several buildings surrounding the village green used for community activities. These include the parish hall, village hall and scout hut. A cricket pitch adjoins the village green.

Schools

The village is home to Harlington Lower and Upper Schools which serve students up to A-level. Many students from the surrounding Luton and Bedfordshire area travel to Harlington for its schools. Harlington Upper School recently became a specialist science college, thanks to funding raised by its Parent-Teacher Association, HUSA.[4]

The village also has Harlington Lower School, which has an age range from reception class through to age 9 and received a "Outsanding"[5] rating in its 2010 OFSTED report. As Bedfordshire is a three tier schools system, most children in the middle age bracket spend their middle years at Parkfields in nearby Toddington.

Also on the Lower School site is Harlington Village Pre-School,[6] a volunteer run charity accepting children from the ages of two years and nine months.

History

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Carpenters Arms Harlington". Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "The Old Sun Harlington". Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Places to Drink in Bedfordshire". informationBritain. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
  4. ↑ "Harlington Upper School". 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
  5. ↑ Harlington Lower School
  6. ↑ "Harlington Village Pre-School". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  7. 1 2 Harlington Church (2006). "A brief history of St Mary's". Retrieved 19 August 2006.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Harlington Timeline". Besfordshire Libraries. 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
  9. ↑ "Harlington Tourist Information". AboutBritain.com. 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2006.

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