Welcome to Putnoe
This site provides information past & present about Putnoe.
Putnoe was listed in the Domesday book: Putenehou: Hugh de Beauchamp. Mill. Part of Bedford.
The name in its present form has been around since the 16th Century, but was formely known as 'Puttenhoe' and 'Putenho' indicating the spur or 'hoh' of land belonging to an unknown Anglo-Saxon settler Putta, hence 'Puttas-hoe' => Putnoe!
Situated on the northern side of Bedford, the manor of Putnoe was formerly part of Goldington Parish. Since 1934 it has been within the Borough of Bedford, and became a mainly residential area during the 1950s. The current Putnoe parliamentary ward covers 546 acres and is populated by over 7000 people.
Putnoe is bounded by the ancient Elm woodland of Putnoe Wood and Mowsbury Park to the North, the residential estates of Brickhill to the West and Goldington to the East The historical Southern boundary runs along Polhill Avenue.
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Passengers travelling from Luton to Albania on a Wizz Air flight say it stopped suddenly.
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Caravans move on after entering Vauxhall site (Mon, 12 May 2025)
Police are called as a convoy of vehicles approaches a barrier and security guard at the plant.
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Thief steals £16,000 hidden in grandfather clock (Mon, 12 May 2025)
Sam Smith had done work for an 80-year-old man and returned later with a sledgehammer to break in.
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Man with 'learning disability' on trial for murder (Mon, 12 May 2025)
The man accused of killing David Dosa, 53, will have an intermediary with him, a jury hears.
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