Campton and Chicksands

Campton and Chicksands is a civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. Its main settlements are Campton and Chicksands. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,895.

Campton and Chicksands
Civil parish
Church of All Saints, Campton
Campton and Chicksands Location within Bedfordshire
Population	1,895 (Parish, 2021)[1]
Civil parish	Campton and Chicksands
Unitary authority	Central Bedfordshire
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52.028°N 0.355°W / 52.028; -0.355

History

The parish was created in 1985 as a merger of the two former civil parishes of Chicksands and Campton.^[2][3]

Governance

There are two tiers of local government covering Campton and Chicksands, at parish and unitary authority level: Campton and Chicksands Parish Council and Central Bedfordshire Council. The parish council generally meets at Campton Village Hall on Gravenhurst Road.^[4] Central Bedfordshire Council also has its headquarters in the parish, at Priory House on Monks Walk in Chicksands.^[5]