Radwell is a hamlet in the Hundred of Willey in North Bedfordshire, England, on the River Great Ouse, about 7 miles (11 km) north west of Bedford. Administratively, it is often included with the neighbouring village of Felmersham, and the civil parish is sometimes known as Felmersham with Radwell.
Excavations of the gravel pits to the north of the settlement showed evidence of occupation during the Roman period, with a field and ditch system and the remains of two timber buildings, probably a farmstead.[1]
The hamlet was mentioned in Domesday as Radeuuelle, listed with a population of 18 households, under two landowners.[2]
The hamlet has no church, but is part of the parish of St. Mary's, Felmersham. A chapel dedicated to St James was first recorded in 1204, but had fallen out of use by the 17th century. A Methodist chapel in Moor End Road, built in 1807, has been converted to a residence.
A public house, the Swan Inn, was first recorded as an ale house in 1728, but it has recently closed due to economic problems.
To the south, there is a stone bridge across the river. Built in 1766 by Thomas Morris, it originally cost £292-10s-0d. As it was not maintained by the county, by 1775 it was "ruinous and in great decay",[3] but was taken over by the county in 1805. The bridge was Grade II listed by English Heritage in August 1987.
The road leading into Radwell from the south is Radwell Road and frequently floods after heavy rain.
Between the two world wars, there was a privately run miniature railway, the Radwell Manor Railway, to the north of the settlement, which was occasionally open to the public. It was abandoned around 1940, and dismantled later, possibly in the 1960s.
At the end of Moor End Road is a riding stable, and further on are Radwell lakes, a popular fishing spot with many swans.
radwell, bedfordshire, radwell, hamlet, hundred, willey, north, bedfordshire, england, river, great, ouse, about, miles, north, west, bedford, administratively, often, included, with, neighbouring, village, felmersham, civil, parish, sometimes, known, felmersh. Radwell is a hamlet in the Hundred of Willey in North Bedfordshire England on the River Great Ouse about 7 miles 11 km north west of Bedford Administratively it is often included with the neighbouring village of Felmersham and the civil parish is sometimes known as Felmersham with Radwell RadwellRadwellLocation within BedfordshirePopulationapprox 250OS grid referenceTL050567Civil parishFelmershamUnitary authorityBedfordCeremonial countyBedfordshireRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBEDFORDPostcode districtMK43 7Dialling code01234PoliceBedfordshireFireBedfordshire and LutonAmbulanceEast of EnglandUK ParliamentNorth East BedfordshireList of places UK England Bedfordshire 52 12 22 N 0 31 54 W 52 2062 N 0 5317 W 52 2062 0 5317Excavations of the gravel pits to the north of the settlement showed evidence of occupation during the Roman period with a field and ditch system and the remains of two timber buildings probably a farmstead 1 The hamlet was mentioned in Domesday as Radeuuelle listed with a population of 18 households under two landowners 2 The hamlet has no church but is part of the parish of St Mary s Felmersham A chapel dedicated to St James was first recorded in 1204 but had fallen out of use by the 17th century A Methodist chapel in Moor End Road built in 1807 has been converted to a residence A public house the Swan Inn was first recorded as an ale house in 1728 but it has recently closed due to economic problems To the south there is a stone bridge across the river Built in 1766 by Thomas Morris it originally cost 292 10s 0d As it was not maintained by the county by 1775 it was ruinous and in great decay 3 but was taken over by the county in 1805 The bridge was Grade II listed by English Heritage in August 1987 The road leading into Radwell from the south is Radwell Road and frequently floods after heavy rain Between the two world wars there was a privately run miniature railway the Radwell Manor Railway to the north of the settlement which was occasionally open to the public It was abandoned around 1940 and dismantled later possibly in the 1960s At the end of Moor End Road is a riding stable and further on are Radwell lakes a popular fishing spot with many swans Notes Edit Shrimpton 2003 p 13 Open Domesday Radwell Bedfordshire Retrieved 21 April 2020 Radwell Bridge Bedfordshire Archives and Records Service Bedford Borough Council Retrieved 15 March 2018 References and Further Reading EditDraycott W E 1985 Grain and Chaff Threshing out the history of Felmersham Bedfordshire Ouse side Research ISBN 0 9510725 0 1 Shrimpton Kenneth 2003 Felmersham the history of a riverside parish Author ISBN 0954663802 Shrimpton Kenneth 2011 Bygone Felmersham and Radwell A pictorial view of the parish Author ISBN 0954663810 External links EditRadwell historical and genealogical information at GENUKI Felmersham and Radwell War Memorial Felmersham and Radwell Radwell Village Bedfordshire County Council current information Radwell Timeline The Swan Inn nbsp This Bedfordshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Radwell Bedfordshire amp oldid 1125035579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
