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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, natural environment, and infrastructure==
[[File:The edge of Great Hayes Wood - geograph.org.uk - 6166708.jpg|thumb|align=right|The edge of Great Hayes Wood as pictured from Podington]]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>
[[Sharnbrook Summit|Sharnbrook Summit and Wymington Meadow]] [[nature reserve]] is located
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==Landmarks==
▲[[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 consists 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===
One [[Listed building|grade I listed]] building is located in the village, the Parish Church of St. Lawrence.<ref name="listingsearch">{{cite web |title=Listed Buildings Search: Wymington |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/results/?searchType=NHLE+Simple&search=Wymington |website=Historic England |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref> The medieval Gothic church was constructed in 1377 at the behest of John Curteys, a wealthy manor holder and mayor of the wool staple of Calais. It was built in the [[English Gothic architecture#Decorated Gothic|decorated style]] and is noted for its brasses and surviving [[Medieval art|late Medieval art]], including a large [[Doom paintings|doom]] painted over the chancel arch.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parish Church of St Lawrence |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1249349?section=official-list-entry |website=Historic England |access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref> Curteys died in 1391 and was buried in the church. The church is also home to the tomb of Sir Thomas Brounflete, cupbearer for Richard II and holder of the Wymington Manor.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mee |first1=Richard |title=The King's England - The Counties of Bedford and Huntingdon |date=1951 |publisher=Hodder and Stoughton |location=London |pages=170–172}}</ref> The funerary brass for Brounflete and his wife, Margaret, has been the subject of some academic study. It is considered one of the best late medieval depictions of a knight in full [[plate armor]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lamp |first1=Reinhard |title=Thomas Brounflet d. 31.12.1430. St. Lawrence, Wymington, Bedfordshire |journal=Pegasus-Onlinezeitschrift |date=February 2, 2017 |volume=12 |issue=1 |url=https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/pegasus/article/view/35335 |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref>
===Grade II listed buildings===
[[File:Church Lane Wymington.jpg|thumb|align=right|Church Lane in Wymington showing the Grade II listed cottages on the right]]Three buildings in Wymington are Grade II listed:<ref name="listingsearch" />
*A pair of neighboring and connected coursed-limestone cottages with Welsh slate roofs, 5 and 7 Church Lane, that date from 1651.<ref>{{cite web |title=5 and 7, Church Lane |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1249350?section=official-list-entry |website=Historic England |access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref>
*The 17th century manor house on Manor Lane.<ref>{{cite web |title=Manor House, Manor Lane |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1249351?section=official-list-entry |website=Historic England |access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref>
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A war memorial commemorating the men of the village killed in war resides in the church cemetery. The memorial, a {{convert|1.7|meter|ft}} tall granite cross, holds the names of the 24 men who died in the [[First World War]], and the names of the 8 killed in the [[Second World War]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Wymington Cross |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/1845 |website=War Memorials Register |publisher=Imperial War Museum |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> Additionally, the village hall was dedicated as a memorial to those killed in the wars.<ref name=mems />
A memorial to the crew of the B-17 that crashed in the village in 1944 sits in a grove south of the village. The memorial consists of a plaque, iron bench with the symbol of the [[8th Air Force]], and a
==Notable individuals==
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