Moggerhanger

Coordinates: 52°07′48″N 0°20′02″W / 52.130°N 0.334°W / 52.130; -0.334

Moggerhanger
Moggerhanger  Moggerhanger shown within Bedfordshire
Population	636 (2001)
Parish	Mogerhanger
Unitary authority	Central Bedfordshire
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bedford
Postcode district	MK44
Dialling code	01767
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Mid Bedfordshire
List of places: UK • England • Bedfordshire

Moggerhanger is a village in the English county of Bedfordshire. It is west of Sandy on the road to Bedford. it has a population of 636.^[1] In the twentieth century the village name was spelled variously as: Moggerhanger, Mogerhanger, Muggerhanger and Morehanger. Local pronunciation of the name is as Morhanger.^[2]

History

The civil parish name is Mogerhanger. The parish includes the hamlet of Chalton which is mentioned in the Domesday Book where it is listed amongst the lands held by Adeliza, wife of Hugh de Grandmesnil, on behalf of the King. The land consisted of a mill, meadow for 10 ploughs and woodland for 16 pigs. This was said to be an outlying area of Potton which was held by the King's niece, Countess Judith.^[3]

Notable buildings

The parish church is dedicated to St. John the Evangelist. It was built in 1860 when the village, with the hamlet of Chalton, became a separate ecclesiastical parish. Before that, they had been hamlets in the parish of Blunham.

Moggerhanger House, a Grade I listed building designed largely by John Soane, is situated in the village.

References

1. ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics - Mogerhanger (CP) Parish". Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do;jsessionid=ac1f930dce628da247a59464594b63defc3d47c4c1e?a=6&b=791919&c=mogerhanger&d=16&e=15&g=423004&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1217600844512&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 2008-09-01. 
2. ^ "Mogerhanger records". Bedfordshire Archives and Record Office. http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/Mogerhanger/Introduction.aspx. Retrieved 14 December 2009. 
3. ^ Williams, Ann & Martin, G. H., eds. (2002) Domesday Book: a complete translation. London: Penguin; p. 585 ISBN 0-14-143994-7