Chawston

Coordinates: 52°11′32″N 0°18′54″W / 52.19235°N 0.31499°W / 52.19235; -0.31499

Chawston is a hamlet in the English county of Bedfordshire.

Chawston is mainly situated on the western side of the A1 trunk road, although the settlement does have a number of residential properties on the eastern side of the A1. Chawston is some 8 miles from Bedford in the west and some 3 miles from St Neots due north east.

History

Chawston was first recorded as a settlement in 1086 as part of the Domesday Book (it is actually recorded as Chauelestorne and Calnestorne).

The Chawston manor estate dates to 1186, though the current Chawston Manor House is a 17th Century Grade II listed building. A former M.P. for Bedfordshire, Robert Hunt, owned Chawston Manor in 1414. The manor passed to his son, Roger Hunt, who was Speaker of the House of Commons in 1421 and 1433. He also became baron of the Exchequer.

Chawston today

Chawston forms part of the Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden civil parish, and is mainly residential. The nearest shops and local services available to residents of Chawston are mainly located in the neighbouring village of Wyboston.