Felmersham

{{Short description|Village in Bedfordshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{Use British English|date=July 2016}} {{infobox UK place| |country = England |static_image_name = StMary'sChurch-Felmersham.jpg |static_image_width=220 |static_image_caption=[[Church of St Mary, Felmersham|St Mary's Church]], Felmersham |coordinates = {{coord|52.2166|-0.55|display=inline,title}} |official_name = Felmersham |population = 748 |population_ref = (2011 Census)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123396&c=Felmersham&d=16&e=62&g=6402874&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1478544369452&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=7 November 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref> |unitary_england= [[Borough of Bedford|Bedford]] |lieutenancy_england = [[Bedfordshire]] |region= East of England |constituency_westminster= [[North Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Bedfordshire]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Location of North Bedfordshire |url= https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4199/location |website=parliament.uk |date=July 2024 |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref> |post_town= BEDFORD |postcode_district = MK43 |postcode_area= MK |dial_code= 01234 |os_grid_reference= SP990495 }} '''Felmersham''' is a small village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Borough of Bedford]] in [[Bedfordshire]], England, on the [[River Great Ouse]], about {{convert|7|mi|km|0}} north west of [[Bedford]]. As a civil parish, it includes the hamlet of [[Radwell, Bedfordshire|Radwell]], and is sometimes known as '''Felmersham with Radwell''', and has a population of about 800, and is circumscribed by the Great Ouse on the north, east and south. Other nearby places are [[Sharnbrook]], [[Odell, Bedfordshire|Odell]], [[Pavenham]] and [[Milton Ernest]]. Felmersham with Radwell was recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as a parish within the [[Hundred of Willey]].<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42376 British History Online – Parishes and dates]</ref> [[John de Burnham]], later [[Lord High Treasurer of Ireland]], was parish priest here in the 1330s.

The [[Church of St Mary, Felmersham|Church of St Mary]] is located in the village.

The village gave its name to [[HMS Felmersham]], a [[Ham class minesweeper]].

Felmersham has no shop or [[Post Office]] but does have one [[public house]], The Sun. Two previous pubs closed in the 1990s; The Plough in 1991 and The Six Ringers in 1995.

Felmersham supports a [[primary education|primary school]]. In 2017, Pinchmill Lower School changed to Pinchmill Primary School when the local education system changed from three tier to two tier. The school caters for children aged 5–11 (previous to 2017 it was 5–9). After leaving, most children move on to [[Sharnbrook Academy]]. The school building was opened in 1974 and took its name from the Pinchmill Islands in [[Sharnbrook]].

[[Felmersham Gravel Pits]] nature reserve is North of the village, just over the [[River Great Ouse]]. It is understood that the pits were created by extracting sand and gravel to build local airfields in [[World War Two]].

==Notable residents== *[[Oliver Gavin]] (Racing driver) *[[Sheila K McCullagh]] (author, [[Puddle Lane]] children's books) *[[Malcolm Macdonald]] (English international footballer) *[[Geoff Millman]] (English [[Test cricket|Test]] [[cricketer]]) *[[Nick Tandy]] (Racing driver)

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==External links== {{Commons category|Felmersham}} *[http://www.felmersham.net/ Felmersham and Radwell] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060407082720/http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ken.shrimpton/felmersham.htm Felmersham Village] *[http://www.pinchmill.beds.sch.uk/ Pinchmill Primary School]

[[Category:Felmersham| ]] [[Category:Villages in Bedfordshire]] [[Category:Civil parishes in Bedfordshire]] [[Category:Borough of Bedford]]