Pegsdon

Pegsdon is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is part of the Shillington civil parish, and is almost encircled by the county border with Hertfordshire.

Pegsdon
The "Live and Let Live" pub, Pegsdon
Pegsdon Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference	TL117306
Civil parish	Shillington
Unitary authority	Central Bedfordshire
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HITCHIN
Postcode district	SG5
Dialling code	01462
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Mid Bedfordshire
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 51.96352°N 0.37457°W / 51.96352; -0.37457

Pegsdon Hills are located south and east of Pegsdon. They form the north-eastern end of the Chiltern Hills, and are managed as a nature reserve by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.^[1] They adjoin Deacon Hill, and Deacon Hill and half of Pegsdon Hills are designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. ^[2][3]

Knocking Hoe is accessed by a footpath from Hitchin Road. It is a national nature reserve^[4] and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.^[5][6]

Education

It is in the catchment zone for Robert Bloomfield Academy.^[7] It is also in the catchment zone for Samuel Whitbread Academy, which has an upper school and sixth form.^[8]