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:
Remains of the George InnTwo barrows 500m NE of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complexMedieval lime kiln off Castle LaneMowsbury Hill: slight univallate hillfort and medieval moated sitePalaceyard Wood medieval moated enclosure and associated enclosures, woodland bank and cultivation earthworksElstow Manor House (Remains of)Willington stablesNeolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex 600m NW of Octagon FarmHenge, henge type monument and bowl barrow 500m south-east of Dairy FarmSite of Newnham PrioryBedford BridgeThe Moot HallA barrow 400m north of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complexLong barrow 350m south east of Bury Farm'The Docks' moated site and dock, WillingtonManor Farm moated siteMortuary enclosure 900m NNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complexBowl barrow 500m south east of Bury FarmHengi-form monument 480m south of Dairy FarmMortuary enclosure 1200m north-west of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complexBowl barrow 550m south-east of Dairy FarmMoated site and two fishponds at The RectoryThree barrows and a rectilinear enclosure 1000m NNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neotlithic and Bronze Age mortuary complexBirchfield Farm moated site and associated fishponds and leatsWarden AbbeyMotte castle in Exeter Wood, 780m south east of Wood FarmA barrow 1000m NW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complexBedford Castle motte and baileyTwo bowl barrows 330m south of Dairy FarmSite discovered by aerial photography S of villageHowbury ringwork and medieval trackwayBarrow and mortuary enclosure 1100m WNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complexSettlement site N of Chapel End FarmWillington dovecot.
