Edworth
Edworth is a hamlet and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of the county of Bedfordshire, England about 12 mi south-east of the county town of Bedford. It sits just off the Great North Road (A1) between Baldock and Biggleswade. There are fewer than one hundred inhabitants. At the 2011 Census, Edworth's population was amalgamated with the civil parish of Dunton.
Edworth lies 3 mi south-east of Biggleswade and 17.5 mi south-west of Cambridge. The eastern parish boundary borders Hertfordshire.
The hamlet is 45 m above sea level. The land falls to 32 m in the north-east corner of the parish. The highest point is the A1 road near Topler's Hill at 69 m.
The majority of the parish is arable farmland. The centre, north and west of the parish lie on boulder clay. The remainder is largely gault. The whole parish has highly fertile lime-rich loamy and clayey soils with slightly impeded drainage.
Edworth lies 3 mi south-east of Biggleswade and 17.5 mi south-west of Cambridge. The eastern parish boundary borders Hertfordshire.
The hamlet is 45 m above sea level. The land falls to 32 m in the north-east corner of the parish. The highest point is the A1 road near Topler's Hill at 69 m.
The majority of the parish is arable farmland. The centre, north and west of the parish lie on boulder clay. The remainder is largely gault. The whole parish has highly fertile lime-rich loamy and clayey soils with slightly impeded drainage.
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