The parish of
Felmersham and Radwell
is located 60 miles north of London and 7 miles north west of
Bedford in the county of Bedfordshire. The parish is almost
entirely encircled by the
River Ouse
with access to the north by an early 19C bridge and to the south
by a mid 18C bridge. The parish has a
Village Hall,
an early C13 Church
and a Pub. The total population of the parish is approximately
800 people.
From the mid C18 Pavenham was
famous for making household items etc. from dried bull
rush, harvested from the River Ouse. The photograph
shows a rush collage supported on a hazel-wood frame.
