Woodside is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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 located in the Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire

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 district of Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire

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, England

England

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It is probable that the settlement was established in the early Middle Ages

Early Middle Ages

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 by the northern end of Caddington

Caddington

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 Wood (hence the name "Woodside"). A Baptist

Baptist

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 Church was established in the settlement in 1862, while St Andrew's

Saint Andrew

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 Anglican Church was established in Woodside as the "Slip End Mission Church" in 1878.

Today, Woodside forms part of the Slip End

Slip End

Slip End is a village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, near Luton. As well as the village of Slip End, the parish contains the hamlets of Lower Woodside, Woodside and Pepperstock...

 civil parish

Civil parish

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, and is located directly southwest of the M1 motorway

M1 motorway

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. The motorway acts as the border between Woodside and the large town of Luton

Luton

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External links

• http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/Woodside/WoodsideIndexOfPages.aspxWoodside history pages at the Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service
  Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service
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