Wrestlingworth

Wrestlingworth
St Peter's church
Wrestlingworth is located in Bedfordshire
Wrestlingworth
Wrestlingworth
Location within Bedfordshire
Population591 
OS grid referenceTL259476
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSANDY
Postcode districtSG19 2
Dialling code01767
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Bedfordshire
52°06′47″N 0°09′43″W / 52.113°N 0.162°W / 52.113; -0.162

Wrestlingworth is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley, in the Central Bedfordshire district of the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England about 13 miles (21 km) east of the county town of Bedford. The 2011 census gives the population of the village proper as 591.[1] The hamlet of Water End is to the south of the village. The population of Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley civil parish in the 2011 census is shown as 744.[2]

Amenities in the village include a hairdressers, the offices of a financial advisor, a village hall and a Church of England VC Lower School. Wrestlingworth has a number of listed buildings including the Church of St Peter, and the centre of the village is a Conservation Area.

Community groups in the village often meet at the Grade I listed 17th-century public house, The Chequers, and at the Wrestlingworth Memorial Hall.[3] These include the local Women's Institute,[4] the Goodwill Fund,[5] the Walking and Wildlife Group,[6] the History Society and the Badminton Club.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wrestlingworth Built-up area (E34000114)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley Parish (E04012001)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Home". www.wrestlingworthmemorialhall.org.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ Bedfordshire (13 February 2020). "Wrestlingworth". Bedfordshire. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Home". www.wrestlingworthgoodwillfund.org.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Home". Parish Walking & Wildlife Group. Retrieved 17 July 2023.