# Felmersham > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Felmersham > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Felmersham.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felmersham > Source revision: 1345115061 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Village in Bedfordshire, England Human settlement in England Felmersham St Mary's Church, Felmersham Felmersham Location within Bedfordshire Population 748 (2011 Census)[1] OS grid reference SP990495 Unitary authority Bedford Ceremonial county Bedfordshire Region East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town BEDFORD Postcode district MK43 Dialling code 01234 Police Bedfordshire Fire Bedfordshire Ambulance East of England UK Parliament North Bedfordshire[2] List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52°13′00″N 0°33′00″W / 52.2166°N 0.55°W / 52.2166; -0.55 **Felmersham** is a small village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in the [Borough of Bedford](/source/Borough_of_Bedford) in [Bedfordshire](/source/Bedfordshire), England, on the [River Great Ouse](/source/River_Great_Ouse), about 7 miles (11 km) north west of [Bedford](/source/Bedford). As a civil parish, it includes the hamlet of [Radwell](/source/Radwell%2C_Bedfordshire), 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](/source/Sharnbrook), [Odell](/source/Odell%2C_Bedfordshire), [Pavenham](/source/Pavenham) and [Milton Ernest](/source/Milton_Ernest). Felmersham with Radwell was recorded in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) of 1086 as a parish within the [Hundred of Willey](/source/Hundred_of_Willey).[3] [John de Burnham](/source/John_de_Burnham), later [Lord High Treasurer of Ireland](/source/Lord_High_Treasurer_of_Ireland), was parish priest here in the 1330s. The [Church of St Mary](/source/Church_of_St_Mary%2C_Felmersham) is located in the village. The village gave its name to [HMS Felmersham](/source/HMS_Felmersham), a [Ham class minesweeper](/source/Ham_class_minesweeper). Felmersham has no shop or [Post Office](/source/Post_Office) but does have one [public house](/source/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 school](/source/Primary_education). 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](/source/Sharnbrook_Academy). The school building was opened in 1974 and took its name from the Pinchmill Islands in [Sharnbrook](/source/Sharnbrook). [Felmersham Gravel Pits](/source/Felmersham_Gravel_Pits) nature reserve is North of the village, just over the [River Great Ouse](/source/River_Great_Ouse). It is understood that the pits were created by extracting sand and gravel to build local airfields in [World War Two](/source/World_War_Two). ## Notable residents - [Oliver Gavin](/source/Oliver_Gavin) (Racing driver) - [Sheila K McCullagh](/source/Sheila_K_McCullagh) (author, [Puddle Lane](/source/Puddle_Lane) children's books) - [Malcolm Macdonald](/source/Malcolm_Macdonald) (English international footballer) - [Geoff Millman](/source/Geoff_Millman) (English [Test](/source/Test_cricket) [cricketer](/source/Cricketer)) - [Nick Tandy](/source/Nick_Tandy) (Racing driver) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Civil Parish population 2011"](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). *Neighbourhood Statistics*. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 November 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Location of North Bedfordshire"](https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4199/location). *parliament.uk*. July 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [British History Online – Parishes and dates](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42376) ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Felmersham](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Felmersham). - [Felmersham and Radwell](http://www.felmersham.net/) - [Felmersham Village](https://web.archive.org/web/20060407082720/http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ken.shrimpton/felmersham.htm) - [Pinchmill Primary School](http://www.pinchmill.beds.sch.uk/) v t e Settlements in Borough of Bedford Bedford Begwary Biddenham Bletsoe Bolnhurst Box End Bromham Cardington Carlton Chawston Chellington Clapham Colesden Colmworth Cople Cotton End Duck's Cross Duloe Elstow Farndish Felmersham Great Barford Great Denham Harrold Harrowden Herrings Green Hinwick Honeydon Keeley Green Kempston Kempston Hardwick Kempston Rural Keysoe Keysoe Row Knotting Knotting Green Little Barford Little Staughton Lower Dean Melchbourne Milton Ernest Oakley Odell Pavenham Pertenhall Podington Radwell Ravensden Renhold Riseley Roxton Salph End Sharnbrook Shelton Shortstown Souldrop Stagsden Staploe Stevington Stewartby Swineshead Thurleigh Turvey Upper Dean Upper Staploe West End Wilden Willington Wilstead Wixams Wood End Wootton Wyboston Wymington Yelden This Bedfordshire location article is a stub. 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