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The parish comprises the village of Chelveston and the adjacent hamlet of Caldecott, plus the surrounding farmland.
Chelveston is approx. 2.5 miles east of Higham Ferrers on the B645 (the old A45), in the eastern district of the county of Northamptonshire, UK.
District Council Ward—Higham Ferrers Lancaster County Council Division—Higham Ferrers Parliamentary Constituency—Wellingborough European Parliamentary Region—East Midlands
The electorate is 314 (as at Dec 09).
For local development purposes, the draft Local Development Framework plans (until 2021) for Chelveston & Caldecott. The presumption is against development outside the LDF boundary.
Places of interest
The Star & Garter – The 300 year old local village pub. Food served daily. Parking at the rear.
St John the Baptist Church – dates back to 13th Century. Restored in 1849, the Church is a grade II* listed building. The Bell tower contains 5 bells (not functional).
On the tower wall is a war memorial to the 305th Bomb Group USAAF who were based at RAF Chelveston. Opposite the east window is the Cross of Sorrow, erected in 1920, a memorial to the villagers lost in WW1 and WW2.
A sung communion service is held at 9:00 on Sundays.
Village Hall – formerly the endowed village school with adjacent schoolmaster's house built 1864. The endowment comes from land owned by a trust set up in 1760. The Millennium Garden has recently been created behind the Village Hall.
305th Bomb Group war memorial — in the centre of the village. Funded by a public appeal between July 2005-2006 and dedicated in May 2007.
RAF Chelveston – formerly station 105, used by the 305th Bomb Group (364th, 365th, 366th & 422nd Bomb Squadrons) of the US Army Air Force (USAAF) flying B-17 Flying Fortresses between 6th December 1942 and 25th July 1945.
Post-war it was used by the Strategic Air Command, flying B-47 Stratojets and RB-66 Destroyers from 1st May 1956 until its closure during Operation Clearwater in 1962.
Until 2005 it was an RAF H.F. radio station, but it is now been decommissioned & returned to farm land.
Updated 29/12/09 |
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