Yelden or Yielden is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Melchbourne and Yielden, in the Bedford district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England, near the borders with Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire. It lies on the River Til which feeds into the Great Ouse valley and is about 70 m (230 ft) above sea level. It is approximately 14 miles (23 km) north of Bedford, 3.75 miles (6.04 km) south-east of Higham Ferrers and 6.75 miles (10.86 km) west of Kimbolton and is in the Hundred of Stodden. The countryside around the village rises to about 90 m (300 ft) above sea level, is generally open and rolling in nature and is predominantly used for agricultural purposes.
The centre piece of the village is the Castle Mound or Yielden Castle the site of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle. This is now a complex of grassed over earthworks dominated by a central mound.
Other notable features include the church of St Mary, a Wesleyan Chapel built in 1884, the Chequers Public House (Closed since December 2016) and the Yelden Village Hall.
It has a present population of roughly between 150 and 200 adults and between 50 and 100 children living in about 90 residences.
Yelden has its own book under the title Yelden Past and Present produced by the Yelden Parish Study Group that was first printed in 1972. It has since been updated and reprinted in 2001 and is the definitive source of historical information about the village. Much of the information in this article has been made with reference to this publication.
Neighbouring villages include Melchbourne, Newton Bromswold, Upper Dean and Shelton.
Yelden or Yielden is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Melchbourne and Yielden, in the Bedford district, in the ceremonial county...
Yelden Meadows is a 2.8-hectare (6.9-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Yelden (or Yeilden) in Bedfordshire. It was notified under...
castle located in Yelden in the county of Bedfordshire, England. Yielden Castle has also been known, or recorded as, "Yeldon Castle", "Yelden Castle", "Giuelden...
v t e Australian Open boys' singles champions 1922: A.E. Yelden 1923: L. Cryle 1924: Alan Coldham 1925: Alan Coldham 1926: Jack Crawford 1927: Jack Crawford...
was abolished to form "Melchbourne and Yelden". The village is located west of Swineshead and east of Yelden. Melchbourne Preceptory was located in the...
Melchbourne, Milton Ernest, Oakley, Pertenhall, Riseley, Shelton, Tilbrook and Yelden). The village is drawn out along the B660 beginning with Chapel Yard, derived...
the county of Bedfordshire, England. The two parishes of Melchbourne and Yelden (also known as Yielden) were combined in 1934. Until 1974 the parish formed...
v t e Australian Open boys' singles champions 1922: A.E. Yelden 1923: L. Cryle 1924: Alan Coldham 1925: Alan Coldham 1926: Jack Crawford 1927: Jack Crawford...
v t e Australian Open boys' singles champions 1922: A.E. Yelden 1923: L. Cryle 1924: Alan Coldham 1925: Alan Coldham 1926: Jack Crawford 1927: Jack Crawford...
v t e Australian Open boys' singles champions 1922: A.E. Yelden 1923: L. Cryle 1924: Alan Coldham 1925: Alan Coldham 1926: Jack Crawford 1927: Jack Crawford...
v t e Australian Open boys' singles champions 1922: A.E. Yelden 1923: L. Cryle 1924: Alan Coldham 1925: Alan Coldham 1926: Jack Crawford 1927: Jack Crawford...
v t e Australian Open boys' singles champions 1922: A.E. Yelden 1923: L. Cryle 1924: Alan Coldham 1925: Alan Coldham 1926: Jack Crawford 1927: Jack Crawford...
v t e Australian Open boys' singles champions 1922: A.E. Yelden 1923: L. Cryle 1924: Alan Coldham 1925: Alan Coldham 1926: Jack Crawford 1927: Jack Crawford...
v t e Australian Open boys' singles champions 1922: A.E. Yelden 1923: L. Cryle 1924: Alan Coldham 1925: Alan Coldham 1926: Jack Crawford 1927: Jack Crawford...
is near the villages of Wymington, Chelveston, Knotting, Knotting Green, Yelden and Melchbourne. There is a pub and a small church. The village takes its...
v t e Australian Open boys' singles champions 1922: A.E. Yelden 1923: L. Cryle 1924: Alan Coldham 1925: Alan Coldham 1926: Jack Crawford 1927: Jack Crawford...
v t e Australian Open boys' singles champions 1922: A.E. Yelden 1923: L. Cryle 1924: Alan Coldham 1925: Alan Coldham 1926: Jack Crawford 1927: Jack Crawford...
v t e Australian Open boys' singles champions 1922: A.E. Yelden 1923: L. Cryle 1924: Alan Coldham 1925: Alan Coldham 1926: Jack Crawford 1927: Jack Crawford...
v t e Australian Open boys' singles champions 1922: A.E. Yelden 1923: L. Cryle 1924: Alan Coldham 1925: Alan Coldham 1926: Jack Crawford 1927: Jack Crawford...
Year Singles Doubles Boys Girls Boys Girls 1922 A.E. Yelden No competition C. Grogan L. Roche No competition 1923 L. Cryle Edgar Moon ‡ L. Roche 1924 Alan...
v t e Australian Open boys' singles champions 1922: A.E. Yelden 1923: L. Cryle 1924: Alan Coldham 1925: Alan Coldham 1926: Jack Crawford 1927: Jack Crawford...
v t e Australian Open boys' singles champions 1922: A.E. Yelden 1923: L. Cryle 1924: Alan Coldham 1925: Alan Coldham 1926: Jack Crawford 1927: Jack Crawford...