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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Hertfordshire secondary school places: Schools increase intake in place shortage (Fri, 22 Mar 2019)
Hertfordshire County Council had not allocated 189 children a secondary school pace for September.
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Abusive wife jailed for life for husband's murder (Fri, 22 Mar 2019)
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Libby Squire: Body in Humber confirmed as missing student (Thu, 21 Mar 2019)
Police say a body recovered from the Humber Estuary is that of the missing 21-year-old student.
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