Melchbourne

Human settlement in England

Melchbourne and Yielden

Unitary authority

Bedford

Bedfordshire

Region

East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBEDFORDPostcode districtMK44Dialling code01234PoliceBedfordshireFire Bedfordshire and Luton Ambulance East of England UK Parliament

North East Bedfordshire

List of places: UK; England; Bedfordshire

52°16′50″N 0°29′37″W / 52.28055°N 0.49353°W / 52.28055; -0.49353

Melchbourne is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Melchbourne and Yielden, in the Bedford district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 160.^[1] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished to form "Melchbourne and Yelden".^[2]

The village is located west of Swineshead and east of Yelden.

Melchbourne Preceptory was located in the village. Today the village is the location of the Church of St Mary Magdalene.

Notable residents

Audrey Lawson-Johnston, the last living survivor of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915.
Sarah Kennedy, BBC radio presenter. Moved 2012
Major Gen; Sir Percy Cox, British Diplomat (died there 1937) Influential figure in founding of Iraq.

References

^ "Population statistics Melchbourne AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Melchbourne AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.