Pegsdon

Pegsdon
The "Live and Let Live" pub, Pegsdon
Pegsdon Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference	TL117306
Civil parish	Shillington
Unitary authority	Central Bedfordshire
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HITCHIN
Postcode district	SG5
Dialling code	01462
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Mid Bedfordshire
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 51°57′49″N 0°22′28″W / 51.96352°N 0.37457°W / 51.96352; -0.37457

Pegsdon is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is part of the Shillington civil parish, and is almost encircled by the county border with Hertfordshire.

Pegsdon Hills are located south and east of Pegsdon. They form the north-eastern end of the Chiltern Hills, and are managed as a nature reserve by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.^[1] They adjoin Deacon Hill, and Deacon Hill and half of Pegsdon Hills are designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. ^[2][3]

Knocking Hoe is accessed by a footpath from Hitchin Road. It is a national nature reserve^[4] and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.^[5][6]

History

One of the earliest pieces of evidence for settlement in the Pegsdon area is a polished greenstone Neolithic axe, found about 1880 (Her 407).

Education

It is in the catchment zone for Robert Bloomfield Academy.^[7] It is also in the catchment zone for Samuel Whitbread Academy, which has an upper school and sixth form.^[8]

References

1. "Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
2. "Deacon Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
3. "Map of Deacon Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
4. "Bedfordshire's National Nature Reserves". Natural England. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
5. "Knocking Hoe citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
6. "Map of Knocking Hoe". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
7. "Admission Arrangements September 2025" (PDF). Bedfordshire Schools Trust. p. 14/35. Retrieved 3 January 2025. - Map is on p. 34/35.
8. "Admission Arrangements September 2025" (PDF). Bedfordshire Schools Trust. p. 15/35. Retrieved 3 January 2025. - Map is on p. 35/35.

^[1]

1. "Pegsdon Before 1086".