Eastcotts

Civil Parish in Bedfordshire

England

Eastcotts

DHL Warehouse at Bedford Credit: Anthony Parkes

Eastcotts is a civil parish located in the county of Bedfordshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles south of Bedford town center and covers an area of around 5 square miles. The parish is bordered by the parishes of Cardington, Cople, Wilstead, and Cotton End.

The landscape of Eastcotts is primarily rural, characterized by open fields, farmland, and some small woodland areas. The River Ouse runs through the eastern boundary of the parish, providing scenic views and recreational opportunities for residents and visitors alike.

The population of Eastcotts is estimated to be around 2,500 people, living in a mix of residential areas, including the villages of Shortstown and Southcotts. The majority of residents are employed in nearby towns and cities, such as Bedford and Milton Keynes.

Eastcotts has a rich history, with evidence of human habitation dating back to the prehistoric period. The area was predominantly agricultural until the 20th century when the Shortstown Aerodrome was established during World War I. Today, the former aerodrome site has been redeveloped into a residential area.

The parish is served by several amenities, including a primary school, a community center, and a local pub. Additionally, there are numerous footpaths and bridleways that allow for enjoyable walks and outdoor activities in the surrounding countryside.

Overall, Eastcotts offers a peaceful and picturesque setting for those seeking a rural lifestyle while still having easy access to nearby towns and amenities.

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Eastcotts Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 52.117492/-0.43506 or Grid Reference TL0747. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

DHL Warehouse at Bedford

Anthony Parkes

Parking, and coffee shop at Priory Country Park

Rob Purvis

Path and old wall, Priory Country Park

Rob Purvis

Walking next to the lake at Priory Country Park

Rob Purvis

Otter sculpture and beach at Priory Country Park

Rob Purvis

Telephone Box, Church Lane, Cardington

PAUL FARMER

Airship hangars

The old airship hangars at Cardington. Known as the Royal Airship Works, it built airships for the Admiralty between 1919 and 1930, until the crash of airship R101 stopped all airship work. It later built barrage balloons for the WW2 effort.

Bob Walters

Postbox London Road, Bedford

Post boxes come in many forms from free standing pillar boxes to those built into walls. The monarch's cypher is always present to give an indication of age. In the British Isles the first red pillar post boxes were erected in Jersey in 1852. Roadside wall boxes first appeared in 1857 as a cheaper alternative to pillar boxes, especially in rural districts. In 1853 the first pillar box in the United Kingdom was installed at Botchergate, Carlisle. In 1856, Richard Redgrave of the Department of Science and Art designed an ornate pillar box for use in London and other large cities. In 1859 the design was improved, and this became the first National Standard pillar box. Green was adopted as the standard colour for the early Victorian post boxes. Between 1866 and 1879 the hexagonal Penfold post box became the standard design for pillar boxes and it was during this period that red was first adopted as the standard colour. The first boxes to be painted red were in London in July 1874, although it would be nearly 10 years before all the boxes had been repainted.(excerpt from Wikipedia)

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Bedford Academy

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Richardson Milling, Mile Road, Bedford

PAUL FARMER

A600 bridge over A421 south of Bedford

The A421 runs 44miles east-west from Black Cat Roundabout on the A1 to Brackley. Link

David Smith

Coned-off lay-by on A421 westbound, south of Bedford

David Smith

The River Ouse

Bedford's river as it passes Priory Country Park.

Dennis simpson

Bedford from the air

Looking north over Elstow and the A421.

Thomas Nugent

Cardington airship hangars from the air

More information about these monstrous buildings can be found here TL0846 : Cardington Airfield Airship Sheds - near Shortstown, Beds.

Thomas Nugent

Airship Hangar No. 2 - Interior in 1970

A view from the central staircase on the north side of the hangar looking towards the east end from about 70 feet above floor level. This view was taken shortly after the Fire Research Station (then based at Borehamwood, Herts) leased part of the hangar from the Ministry of Defence for tests on high-rack storage. The racking in the middle distance of the photograph is about 40 feet high, to give some idea of the scale of this building. For a more recent view see TL0846 : Airship Hangar No. 2 - interior to east end in 1994.

John Webb

Cardington Airship Hangar No. 2 - Interior photo of E end in 1970

Part of the east end of Hangar No. 2 photographed in 1970. We are looking down from the central roof catwalk 163 feet above the floor of the hangar at an experimental high-rack storage system being subjected to fire tests by the Fire Research Station. (See TL0846 : Airship Hangar No. 2 - Interior in 1970 for a more general view of the interior.)

John Webb

Airship Hangar No. 2 - interior to east end in 1994

Looking towards the east end of the hangar from the south central staircase at about 40 feet above the hangar floor. By this date the whole hangar was in the care of the Building Research Establishment, into which the Fire Research Station had been merged in 1972. Visible are in the foreground is a 5-storey tower used for investigating fire spread on external building cladding materials; behind and to the right is a gable wall and roof of a two-storey 3-bedroomed detached house, used for looking at problems of domestic fire detectors; mid-right of picture is a calorimeter hood used to measure the heat output of burning furniture and other items; rear centre is an eight-storey steel-framed office block built for fire and other structural tests, and to the left of that is a 707 fuselage used for work for CAA on improving fire resistance of aircraft seating. A view looking in the opposite direction is at TL0846 : Airship Hangar No. 2 - interior view to west in 1994. (Photo is a scan of a print from a 35mm Agfa slide - see TL0846 : Airship Hangar No. 2 - Interior in 1970 for a similar view in 1970.)

John Webb

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Eastcotts is located at Grid Ref: TL0747 (Lat: 52.117492, Lng: -0.43506)

Unitary Authority: Bedford

Police Authority: Bedfordshire