Everything about Harlington Bedfordshire totally explained
Harlington is a village in
Bedfordshire, near the
M1 motorway. Many residents commute from the village to work in
London.
Transport links
The village is about 1.5 miles from junction 12 of the
M1, north of
Luton, south of
Bedford and 40 miles NNW of
London.
Harlington has a
railway station, located in the west of the village. The station is served by
Thameslink trains. From
Harlington station, you can travel north to
Flitwick and
Bedford, or south to
Luton,
Luton Airport Parkway,
St Albans,
London,
Gatwick Airport and
Brighton.
Amenities
Harlington has two pubs, the
Carpenters Arms and
The Old Sun. There are several churches, including the Church of St Mary the Virgin and Harlington Methodist Church.
Schools
The village is home to Harlington Lower and Upper Schools which serve students up to
A-level. Many students from the surrounding Luton and Bedfordshire area travel to Harlington for its schools. Harlington Upper School recently became a specialist science college, thanks to funding raised by its
Parent-Teacher Association, HUSA.
The village also has Harlington Lower School – a smaller than average school from reception class through to age 9, which received a "Good" rating in its ofsted report of November 2006. As Bedfordshire is a three tier schools system, most children in the middle age bracket spend their middle years at Arnold Middle School Barton Le Clay and Parkfields in nearby Toddington.
Crime
Harlington has low levels of crime, although Harlington Manor Health Farm has had a number of incidents over the last year.
History
- 1086: The Domesday book calls the village Herlingdone and lists Nigel D'Albini as Lord of the Manor; he took over from four Saxon thegns who lost their lands at the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066.
- 1300-1350: The Church of St Mary the Virgin was built, replacing what was probably a wooden church with a thatched roof.
- 1859: the first village school was built.
- 1868: Harlington railway station opened.
- 1920: Harlington War Memorial dedicated to the memory of 27 Harlington men killed in the First World War.
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