Cardington
Cardington
Cardington is a village in Bedfordshire, often conspicuous for the large aircraft hangers on the outskirts, that are now used as a rehearsal studio.
Created: 31 October 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Cardington
Local History around Cardington
There are some historic monuments around including:
Mortuary enclosure 1200m north-west of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complexPalaceyard Wood medieval moated enclosure and associated enclosures, woodland bank and cultivation earthworksSite discovered by aerial photography S of villageBirchfield Farm moated site and associated fishponds and leatsMedieval lime kiln off Castle LaneTwo barrows 500m NE of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complexWarden AbbeyMotte castle in Exeter Wood, 780m south east of Wood FarmWillington stablesBedford Castle motte and baileyA barrow 400m north of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex'The Docks' moated site and dock, WillingtonHenge, henge type monument and bowl barrow 500m south-east of Dairy FarmTwo bowl barrows 330m south of Dairy FarmBowl barrow 550m south-east of Dairy FarmSettlement site N of Chapel End FarmRemains of the George InnSite of Newnham PrioryBarrow and mortuary enclosure 1100m WNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complexHengi-form monument 480m south of Dairy FarmBedford BridgeMoated site and two fishponds at The RectoryThe Moot HallMortuary enclosure 900m NNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complexMowsbury Hill: slight univallate hillfort and medieval moated siteThree barrows and a rectilinear enclosure 1000m NNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neotlithic and Bronze Age mortuary complexNeolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex 600m NW of Octagon FarmWillington dovecotHowbury ringwork and medieval trackwayA barrow 1000m NW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complexElstow Manor House (Remains of)Bowl barrow 500m south east of Bury FarmManor Farm moated siteLong barrow 350m south east of Bury Farm.
