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Henlow, about 9 miles south of Biggleswade, is split into two communities - the village and the RAF Station, which has a large married quarters area.
The Parish Church
of St Mary is mainly 13th century, but the tower is later.
Several older houses remain, including Henlow Grange in its 28 acre park beside the Ivel. This three storey
brick house was built in about 1700, although earlier buildings stood on the site. For over 300 years it was a monastic house of the Cistercians. The present building fell
into decay, but in 1961 it was renovated and converted into a beauty farm.
Market gardening thrives, but there are also small factories and warehouses. Amenities
include a middle school, several shops, a Sub Post Office and two recreation grounds. A mobile library visits weekly and a local bus service links it with Bedford,
Hitchin and Shefford.
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