Renhold
{{Short description|Village in Bedfordshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox UK place
| static_image = All Saints Church, Renhold - geograph.org.uk - 1855926.jpg
| static_image_caption = All Saints Church, Renhold
|country = England
|coordinates = {{coord|52.1640|-0.4072|display=inline,title}}
|official_name=Renhold
| population = 1,800
| population_ref = (2005 estimate)
2,451 (2011 Census){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127888&c=renhold+cp&d=16&e=62&g=6403016&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1478875825976&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=11 November 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}
|unitary_england= Bedford
|lieutenancy_england = Bedfordshire
|region= East of England
|constituency_westminster=North East Bedfordshire
|post_town=BEDFORD
|postcode_district = MK41
|postcode_area= MK
|dial_code=01234
|os_grid_reference= TL089325
}}
Renhold is a village and civil parish located on the River Ouse, in the Borough of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. The parish church is situated some 4 miles (6.5 km) east-north-east of Bedford town centre. The former Bedfordshire County Council estimated the population of Renhold to be 1,800 in 2005, and forecast an increase to 2,320 by 2010.
The parish is made up of several hamlets ("Ends" in local parlance) including Salph End, Church End, Lane End, Top End, Workhouse End, and Water End. In the 2000s, two new housing estates were constructed on the southern boundary of Renhold parish. The Spires and Cranbourne Gardens estates have been established off Norse Road in Bedford, with vehicular access from the Goldington area of the town. The new estates remain part Renhold village for electoral purposes.
The parish is home to Renhold Chapel, All Saints Church at Church End (not to be confused with Church of All Saints, Ravensden), and the ruins of Renhold Castle. There is a country house called Howbury Hall in the southern part of the parish. It was rebuilt in 1849, and remains a private home.
Notable people
- George Joyce (born c. 1492)- Publisher of the first English Primer (1529) and the first English translation of Psalms (1530)
Education
Renhold village is primarily served by [http://www.renhold.beds.sch.uk/ Renhold V.C. Primary School] and [http://www.markrutherford.beds.sch.uk/ Mark Rutherford School] to the south of the village.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bedford.gov.uk/schools-education-and-childcare/schools-and-collegescadem/school-admissions/school-admissions-2019---2020/|title=School catchment areas: academic year 2019-2020 · Bedford Borough Council|website=www.bedford.gov.uk|access-date=2019-01-25}} The Spires and Cranbourne Gardens estates fall into the catchment for both [https://www.putnoeprimaryschool.co.uk/ Putnoe Primary School] and [http://www.renhold.beds.sch.uk/ Renhold V.C. Primary School].
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Renhold}}
- [http://www.renholdvillage.co.uk Renhold Village Website]
- {{Genuki|county=BDF|Renhold}}
- [http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.digitised_resources/renhold_digitisation_timeline.htm Renhold Timeline]
- [http://www.genoot.co.uk/eng/bdf/r/renhold/imperial_1866.html Description of Renhold from 1866]
- [http://www.renholdchapel.org.uk Renhold Chapel]
- [http://www.all-saints-church-renhold.org All Saints Church]
- [http://www.renhold.beds.sch.uk/ Renhold V.C. Primary School]
- [http://www.polhillarms.co.uk The Polhill Arms Renhold]
{{Places in Bedford Borough}}
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Category:Villages in Bedfordshire
Category:Civil parishes in Bedfordshire
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