Staploe
Encyclopedia
Staploe is a village
and civil parish located in the Bedford Borough
of Bedfordshire
, England
.
Staploe was originally a hamlet
of Eaton Socon
. Under the Local Government Act 1958
, Eaton Socon was merged with the neighbouring town of St Neots
in Cambridgeshire
. Staploe was therefore created as a civil parish in 1965.
The parish of Staploe includes other former parts of Eaton Socon - Duloe
, Honeydon
, and Upper Staploe
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish located in the Bedford Borough
Bedford (borough)
Bedford is a unitary authority with the status of a borough in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. Its council is based at Bedford, which is also the county town of Bedfordshire. The borough contains a single urban area, the 69th largest in the United Kingdom that comprises Bedford and...
of Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Staploe was originally a hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Eaton Socon
Eaton Socon
Eaton Socon is a district of St Neots in Cambridgeshire, England. It was originally a village in Bedfordshire, along with the neighbouring village of Eaton Ford, but officially became part of the town in 1965...
. Under the Local Government Act 1958
Local Government Act 1958
The Local Government Act 1958 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom affecting local government in England and Wales outside London...
, Eaton Socon was merged with the neighbouring town of St Neots
St Neots
St Neots is a town and civil parish with a population of 26,356 people. It lies on the River Great Ouse in Huntingdonshire District, approximately north of central London, and is the largest town in Cambridgeshire . The town is named after the Cornish monk St...
in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. Staploe was therefore created as a civil parish in 1965.
The parish of Staploe includes other former parts of Eaton Socon - Duloe
Duloe, Bedfordshire
Duloe is a hamlet in the English county of Bedfordshire.Administratively it is part of the civil parish of Staploe that, in turn, forms part of the borough of Bedford. However the nearest town is St Neots some two miles to the east....
, Honeydon
Honeydon
Honeydon is a hamlet located in the Bedford Borough of Bedfordshire, England.Honeydon lies in the civil parish of Staploe, and is close to Upper Staploe and Begwary...
, and Upper Staploe
Upper Staploe
Upper Staploe is a hamlet located in the Bedford Borough of Bedfordshire, England.The settlement is close to Honeydon and Staploe, and forms part of the Staploe civil parish. Upper Staploe lies close to the county border with the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire....
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