Tag: Shillington
Shillington is an English village and civil parish located in the county of Bedfordshire. In the south of the parish, the hamlet of Pegsdon is almost encircled by Hertfordshire, and since 1985 the parish has included the village of Higham Gobion to the west. It has a population of 1,831.
The first recorded name of the village (1060) is Scytlingedune, possibly meaning ‘The Hill of the Followers of Scyttle’. Scyttle being a Saxon. As local lore has it, this name gradually evolved into Shitlington but it was changed to the modern Shillington when a famous monarch visited, some sources say Queen Victoria, others Queen Elizabeth I.
Some people locally claim that ‘All roads lead away from Shillington’, in which there is some truth, as more efficient routes avoid the village altogether. Because of this, Shillington is still (in parts) a picturesque and rather isolated village, although it does cover a large area.
Its curious size, but small population, is because, originally, it was made up…
