Henlow
Henlow is a village as well as civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire area of the region of Bedfordshire, England about 10.75 miles (17 kilometres) south-east of the county town of Bedford. The 2011 census provides the population as 2,253 for the village as well as 3,815 for the church. The parish consists of RAF Henlow and that part of Henlow Camp located east of the A600 roadway. RAF Henlow lies close by, but is nearer to the village of Stondon. The private settlement of Henlow Camp has actually grown up near to the RAF station. There is a health farm in Henlow at Henlow Grange, part of the Champneys group. There are 3 pubs. There are numerous theories as to the beginning of the name Henlow. Henna hlaw is one, suggesting in old English "Hill of birds". Henlow was likewise sometimes used to suggest a burial place. The parish church, parts of which are 13th-century, is committed to St Mary the Virgin.
