Wymington
Wymington is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Bedford in northwestern Bedfordshire, England.

Wymington is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Bedford in northwestern Bedfordshire, England. It is located about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) south of Rushden, in the neighbouring county of Northamptonshire, and about 10 miles (16 km) north-northwest of Bedford. As of 2021, the parish of Wymington had a population of 1,000. The village is home to a 14th century parish church, a Wesleyan chapel, and a school. Wymington is home to four listed buildings, including the Grade I listed parish church. The village dates from at least 1086, when it was registered in the Domesday Book, though evidence has been discovered of Paleolithic, Roman, and Saxon settlement in the area.
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Worth seeing in and around Wymington
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Podington Castle
Podington Castle, sometimes known as Puddington Manor Farm, was an 11th-century castle in the civil parish of Podington, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. It was a Motte and triple bailey castle, surrounded by a moat, mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as being owned by Hugh the Fleming.
2.1 km · castle in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Church of St Lawrence, Wymington
The Parish Church of Saint Lawrence, Wymington is a Grade I listed church in Wymington, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964.
100 m · Grade I listed church in Wymington, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Rushden Council Buildings
The Council Buildings are based in Newton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England. The structure, which was the headquarters of Rushden Urban District Council, is a locally listed building.
2.1 km · municipal Building in England · Wikipedia - 04Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway
The Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway is a branch line heritage railway operated by the Rushden Historical Transport Society in the town of Rushden in the county of Northamptonshire, England. The aim of the society was to reopen most of the former Midland Railway branch line from Wellingborough to Higham Ferrers, which had been closed completely in November 1969.
2.7 km · heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England · Wikipedia - 05Church of St Mary, Podington
Church of St Mary, also known as St Mary the Virgin, is a Grade I listed church in Podington, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964,.
2.3 km · Grade I listed church in Podington, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Hinwick House
Hinwick House is a Grade I-listed Queen Anne country house located about 90 minutes from Central London, near Podington in North Bedfordshire. The estate consists of the Queen Anne main house, the Victorian wing, the Victorian wing extension, garage block, stables, three cottages attached to a clock tower, a walled garden and a period dovecote.
3.2 km · Grade I listed country house in Podington, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Wymington
- Airports
- London Luton (LTN), 47 km · London Stansted (STN), 71 km · East Midlands (EMA), 79 km
- Stations
- Rushden railway station, 2.7 km
- Luton, Luton → Wymington45 km · quickest by road, 1h 12m · £4.5–6
- London → Wymington91 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · £10–14
- London, Essex → Wymington91 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · £10–14
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No local-transport research exists yet for Wymington
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Wymington. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Wymington
Wymington is 55 km from Leicester, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Rushdentown and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England2 km
- Podingtonvillage and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom2.4 km
- Irchestervillage in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom3.9 km
- Farndishvillage in Bedfordshire, England, UK3.3 km
- Newton Bromswoldvillage and civil parish in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom4 km
- Hinwickhamlet in Bedfordshire, UK3.7 km