Campton and Chicksands

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Campton and Chicksands is a civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. Its main settlements are Campton and Chicksands. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,895.

Population1,895 (Parish, 2021)[1]
Civil parish
  • Campton and Chicksands
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Campton and Chicksands
Civil parish
Campton and Chicksands is located in Bedfordshire
Campton and Chicksands
Campton and Chicksands
Location within Bedfordshire
Population1,895 (Parish, 2021)[1]
Civil parish
  • Campton and Chicksands
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Bedfordshire
52.028°N 0.355°W / 52.028; -0.355
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History

The parish was created in 1985 as a merger of the two former civil parishes of Chicksands and Campton.[2][3]

Governance

There are two tiers of local government covering Campton and Chicksands, at parish and unitary authority level: Campton and Chicksands Parish Council and Central Bedfordshire Council. The parish council generally meets at Campton Village Hall on Gravenhurst Road.[4] Central Bedfordshire Council also has its headquarters in the parish, at Priory House on Monks Walk in Chicksands.[5]

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