Cardington

Other current and historical names

Chernetone

Built-Up Area: Cardington
Parish/Community: Cardington
Unitary Authority: Bedford
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°7'5"N 0°24'52"W
Eastings/Northings: 508645, 247833
OS Grid: TL086478
Mapcode Local: GBR G2F.3ZK
Mapcode Global: VHFQG.R1N0

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Cardington within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Cardington in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Cardington.-- par. and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 2½ miles SE. of Bedford -- par., 5170 ac., pop. 1225; vil., pop. 512; P.O. C. House, in the vicinity of the vil., was for some time the residence of Howard (1726-1790), the philanthropist.

Cardington in the Domesday Book

A village in Wichestanestou hundred, in the county of Bedfordshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, thirteen
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh of Beauchamp
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh of Beauchamp
- Taxable Value: 6 ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 in 1066; £5 in 1070; £6 in 1086
- Households: 12 villagers; 6 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 7 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 3 ploughs
- Woodland: 120 pigs
- Mills: 1, value £2
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Earl Tosti
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ascelin, Earl Tosti's man
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh of Beauchamp (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 3 ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £2 in 1086
- Households: 12 villagers; 3 smallholders; 3 slaves
- Meadow: 1 plough

British Place Names

Cardington, Bedford

Cardington is a village in Bedford

Cardington in historic gazetteers

Cardington in the Domesday Book