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'''Wymington''' is a small village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[borough of Bedford]] in
As of 2011, the parish of Wymington had a population of 876. The village is home to a [[Church of St Lawrence, Wymington|14th century parish church]], a Wesleyan chapel, a school, and a pub. One bus line stops in the village and provides service to Rushden and Bedford.<ref>{{cite web |title=Route 25 Timetable - Bedford-Carlton-Harrold-Rushden |url=https://www.grantpalmer.com/media/2126/25-bedford-harrold-rushden-010920.pdf |website=Grant Palmer |access-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103032328/https://www.grantpalmer.com/media/2126/25-bedford-harrold-rushden-010920.pdf |archive-date=3 November 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref
==Name==
Throughout its history Wymington has been referred to by various names, including Wimmington, Winnington, Wimentone, Wimuntun, Widmintun, Wymingas, and other variations. Numerous etymologies for the name have been proposed. One postulates that it is derived from Old English and refers to a '[[Town#Origin and use|tun]]' held by a person named Wigmund or Wimund.<ref name="placenames">{{cite book |last1=Ekwall |first1=Eilert |title=The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names |date=1960 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-869103-3 |page=541 |edition=Fourth}}</ref> Other older sources propose that it is a reference to the site of an ancient, possibly Roman, battle.<ref name="historical">{{cite book |last1=Cooper |first1=Oliver St. John |title=An Historical Account of the Parish of Wimmington, in the county of Bedford |date=1785 |publisher=J. Nichols |location=London |pages=1–2 |url=https://archive.org/details/bibliothecatopog04newy/page/n555/ |accessdate= 8 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Pierquin |first1=Hubert |title=Le poème anglo-saxon de Beowulf |date=1912 |publisher=A. Picard |location=Paris |page=221}}</ref>
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In the mid-20th century, much of the old 16th to 18th century housing was demolished as part of a development project headed by the Rural Council. Council housing was constructed in the middle of the village along the High Street, and a housing estate was built to the south.<ref name="study" /> Following the [[United Kingdom BSE outbreak|outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy]] in the late 20th century, the industrial estate at Wymington was one of 11 designated storage sites for meat and bonemeal resulting from culled cattle before incineration.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lakeman |first1=Geoffery |title=Five years on..and the BSE mountain scandal is WORSE |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/338846687 |access-date=7 April 2024 |work=The Daily Mirror Scots Edition |date=June 17, 2002|id={{ProQuest|338846687}} }}</ref>
==Geography and infrastructure==
Wymington is situated in a far northwestern corner of Bedfordshire, with the parish boundary following the county line with Northamptonshire. The village has an area of {{convert|.116|sqmi|sqkm}}. The town of Rushden is located immediately across the county line, and the village is considered part of the Rushden urban area and shares its post code. While the village is surrounded by farms, the land was never considered suitable for market gardening as is common in the rest of northern Bedfordshire. The village lies at the intersection of three roads that lead north to Rushden, southwest to Podington, and a lane that connects with the [[A6 road (England)|A6]] to the east.<ref name="study" /><ref name=cp>{{cite web |title=Wymington in Bedford (East of England) |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/bedford/E63003307__wymington/ |website=City Population |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> A small brook runs through the village that drains into the [[River Nene]] about {{convert|3|mi|km}} north.<ref name="OSMap" /> The [[Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway#The old main line|Wymington Deviation]], a {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} railway curve and tunnel constructed in 1884 to create a gentler grade for heavily laden trains, is located immediately to the south and west of the village.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Butler |first1=P. E. B. |title=Railway Deviation |url=https://www.rushdenheartsandsoles.co.uk/Villages/BDFvillages/wym-railway-deviation.html |website=Rushden Research |publisher=Rushden & District History Society Research Group |access-date=4 June 2024}}</ref>
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==Demography==
According to data from the [[2021 United Kingdom census]], Wymington Parish had a population of 1000, with a density of {{convert|3,311|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Over 93% of the population is [[White people|white]].<ref name=cp
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[[File:Wymington Fields.jpg|thumb|right|Agricultural land near Wymington]]As with many rural English villages, the economy from ancient times until the Industrial Revolution was focused on manorial agriculture. By the 19th century, the shoe and boot industry in nearby Northamptonshire had led to the development of cottage shoemaking in the village and outside employment. By the late 20th century, however, with increased automation and the decline of shoe and boot making, the economy began to return to one supported by agriculture, small industry, and services.<ref name="study" />
An industrial estate, Goosey Lodge, is located on the outskirts of the village. Originally home to a large [[knackery]] and animal food processing plant, by the late 1980s an engineering firm had taken over operation of the site and transitioned to industrial engineering use.<ref>{{cite news |title=Villagers fight site development |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/811728205 |access-date=30 June 2023 |work=Bedfordshire on Sunday |date=24 Sep 1989}}</ref>
==Landmarks==
===Nature Reserve===
[[Sharnbrook Summit|Sharnbrook Summit and Wymington Meadow]] [[nature reserve]] is located near Wymington to the south. The {{convert|10|ha|acre}} preserve is operated by [[The Wildlife Trusts]] and comprised of two sections separated by the [[Midland Main Line]] railway with walking paths and wildlife habitat. One segment, Sharnbrook Summitt, is a small grassland atop a railway tunnel, while the other, Wymington Meadow, is composed of a small wild grassland between the rail lines.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sharnbrook Summit and Wymington Meadow |url=https://www.wildlifebcn.org/nature-reserves/sharnbrook-summit-and-wymington-meadow |website=Nature Reserves |publisher=The Wildlife Trusts |access-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508222711/https://www.wildlifebcn.org/nature-reserves/sharnbrook-summit-and-wymington-meadow |archive-date=8 May 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Grade I listed buildings===
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