‘We have to move’: historic village of Tempsford reels from plan to swell its 600 residents to 350,000

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‘We have to move’: historic village of Tempsford reels from plan to swell its 600 residents to 350,000

theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/26/first-came-the-romans-then-the-danes-now-the-housebuilders-are-coming-for-tempsford-rural-bedfordshire

Bedfordshire village endured the Romans and the Danes – but can it survive housebuilders and a plan to turn it into a railway hub?
This is – they tell you in Tempsford – where Boudicca rallied against the Romans. Where the early English kings fought off the Danes and where Churchill…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-07-26 12:00:52.