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'''Wymington''' is a small village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[borough of Bedford]] in northern [[Bedfordshire]], [[England]]. It is located around a mile and a half south of [[Rushden]], in the neighbouring county of [[Northamptonshire]], and about {{convert|10|mi|km}} north-northwest of [[Bedford]].<ref name="OSMap">{{cite web |url=https://explore.osmaps.com/?lat=52.268548&lon=-0.603466&zoom=14.0000 |title=OSMaps |website=OSMaps |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref>
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> A small brook runs through the village that drains into the [[River Nene]] about {{convert|3
==Name==
Throughout its history Wymington has been referred to by various names, including Wimmington, Winnington, Wimentone, Wimuntun, Widmintun,
==History==
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Wymington has hosted at least one [[association football|football]] club in its history, the Wymington Stars. The organization was founded before 1896, and fielded teams at least through 1931.<ref>{{cite news |title=Victoria's Dramatic Win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/789293581 |access-date=7 March 2023 |work=The Daily Herald |date=10 November 1931}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Beds County Cup |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/791853910 |access-date=7 March 2023 |work=The Citizen |date=3 March 1896}}</ref>
[[File:NW Beds 1838.png|thumb|right|1838 map of northwestern Bedfordshire depicting Wymington, spelled as Wimington]]In the mid 18th century, Wymington was referenced as a "obscure and ruinous village," with 35 stone thatched houses and a population of 216.<ref name="historical" /> In 1811 the land of the parish was [[enclosure|enclosed]].<ref name=vhcb /> By 1870, the number of houses in Wymington had risen to 71. <ref name="study" /> Also in 1870, a second church was built in the village. This church, a [[Wesleyan]] [[chapel]], was built to house a congregation that had been meeting in homes since 1833.<ref name=mems>{{cite book |title=Wymington: Millenium Memories |date=2000 |publisher=Newnorth Print, Ltd. |location=Bedford}}</ref>
During the [[Second World War]], families in and near Wymington took in children evacuated from urban areas in response to bombing raids, as was typical of many rural towns and villages.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Warwick |first1=Justine |title=My War as an Evacuee |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/60/a2939060.shtml |website=WW2 People's War |publisher=BBC |access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref> In August, 1944 a damaged [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[B-17]] "Miss Liberty Belle" based at nearby [[RAF Chelveston]] crashed while returning to base on its 65th mission. The aircraft, having sustained battle damage over [[Saarbrucken]] following a raid over [[Merkwiller-Pechelbronn|Merkwiller]], was placed into a holding pattern above the village while other aircraft could land at the airfield. While waiting for clearance to land, the aircraft lost power to all but one engine and began losing altitude quickly. The crew narrowly avoided the church tower and school, colliding with a stand of trees and landing in a field on the southern edge of the village. Eight villagers as well as a soldier of the [[Army of the Czech Republic#Czechoslovakia|Czech Army]] billeted nearby were able to pull all the crew members from the flaming wreckage, though only one survived.<ref name="remembers">{{cite book |title=Wymington Remembers |date=3 August 2019 |publisher=Wymington Parish |location=Wymington, England}}</ref><ref name="crash">{{cite web |title=Wymington Plane Crash 1944 |url=https://rushdenheritage.co.uk/Villages/BDFvillages/wymington-plane-crash1944.html |website=Rushden Research |publisher=Rushden Heritage Society |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730154237/https://rushdenheritage.co.uk/Villages/BDFvillages/wymington-plane-crash1944.html |archive-date=30 July 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A B-17G on display at the [[Grissom Air Museum]] is painted with the markings of the aircraft that crashed in Wymington.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weeks III |first1=John A. |title=B-17G |url=https://www.johnweeks.com/b17static/b17grissom.html |website=Aviation History and Aircraft Photography}}</ref>
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===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===
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