Yelden

Yelden or Yielden is a village in the civil parish of Melchbourne and Yielden, in the Bedford borough 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.

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. Yielden Castle was a Norman motte-and-bailey castle. Other notable features include the church of St Mary, a Wesleyan Chapel, and the Village Hall.