Melchbourne
| Melchbourne | |
|---|---|
Melchbourne Location within Bedfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | TL028657 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BEDFORD |
| Postcode district | MK44 |
| Dialling code | 01234 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Melchbourne is a village in the civil parish of Melchbourne and Yielden, in the Bedford borough of Bedfordshire, England. The village is located west of Swineshead and east of Yelden.
Melchbourne Preceptory was located in the village. The village includes the Church of St Mary Magdalene.
Melchbourne was an ancient parish in the Stodden hundred of Bedfordshire. In 1934 the parish was merged with the neighbouring parish of Yielden or Yelden to form a new parish called Melchbourne and Yielden. At the 1931 census (the last before the abolition of the parish), Melchbourne had a population of 160.