Pertenhall
Village in Bedfordshire, England
Pertenhall is a small village and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, close to the borders of Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
The name derives from Peters Hill (allegedly) based on the Hill by St Peter's Church. The village is part of the parish of Pertenhall & Swineshead and is within Stodden Hundred (which comprises Bolnhurst, Clapham, Dean and Shelton, Keysoe, Knotting, Little Staughton, Melchbourne, Milton Ernest, Oakley, Pertenhall, Riseley, Shelton, Tilbrook and Yelden).
The village is drawn out along the B660 beginning with Chapel Yard, derived from the Moravian Chapel located there and is characterised by a series of 'Ends', namely Wood End (a cul-de-sac, terminating at a footpath known locally as 'the Track', Chadwell End (a thoroughfare), derived from the Chad Well that exists nearby and leading to Green End at the south.
01World War II
During the war the village had a propaganda school for the Special Operations Executive (SOE).
02Moravian Chapel
Little remains of the chapel itself but there are still gravestones in the graveyard.
03St Peter's Church
The village's oldest building is the church, which dates from Norman times. There are also a number of interesting buildings such as the Manor House, Hoo Farm and Green End Farm House, all of which date back several hundred years.
04Village Hall
The Village Hall was formerly the Village School which was in use from 1870 to 1946. The school was built on a site bequeathed by the Reverend John King Martyn M.A. and a plaque in the hall commemorates this. John King Martyn was the grandson of the botanist John Martyn.
05Education
The primary school within catchment of Pertenhall is located in the village of Riseley, four miles away from Pertenhall, and is called Riseley Primary School. The secondary school within catchment of Pertenhall is in the village of Sharnbrook, eight miles away from Pertenhall, and is called Sharnbrook Academy.
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- Pertenhall village sign 1951.jpg by Lowattboy (talk), PD
- Pertenhall church 2009.jpg by Lowattboy (talk), PD
- Pertenhall Village Hall Inscription.jpg by Lowattboy (talk), PD
- Pertenhall Village Hall.jpg by Lowattboy (talk), CC-BY-3.0
- Pertenhall Village Hall Plaque.jpg by Lowattboy (talk), PD
- Pertenhall Inscription on Chapel Gate.jpg by Lowattboy (talk), PD
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