| Southill | |
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.jpg) All Saints' parish church | |
  Southill Location within Bedfordshire | |
| Population | 1,141 (2001) 1,192 (2011 Census including Broom , Ireland and Stanford)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL1542 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Biggleswade |
| Postcode district | SG18 |
| Dialling code | 01462 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Southill is a rural village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of the county of Bedfordshire, England; about 8 miles (13 km) south-east of the county town of Bedford.
The 2011 census showed the population for the civil parish as 1,192.
The civil parish includes the villages of Broom and Stanford and the hamlet of Ireland
Its eastern fields are on the plain of the River Ivel; its west is hilly. The village centre is located in a close cluster.
The principal residence, Southill Park, was one of at least four manors, and was for three generations the home of the local branch of the landed Byng family, the Viscounts Torrington, Navy admirals, by whom it was sold at the end of the 18th century to industrialist Samuel Whitbread. Admiral John Byng is buried in All Saints Church, which is a 14th and 15th century church embellished in 1814.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 November 2016.