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The Priory Church of St Peter with its monastery (Dunstable Priory) was founded in 1132 by Henry I for Augustinian Canons in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. St Peter's today is only the nave of what remains of an originally much larger Augustinian priory church. The monastic buildings consisted of a dormitory for the monks, an infirmary, stables, workshops, bakehouse, brewhouse and buttery. There was also a hostel for pilgrims and travellers, the remains of which is known today as Priory House. Opposite the Priory was one of the royal palaces belonging to Henry I, known as Kingsbury.

Five bells pub lovely spot for some well earned refreshments

A local back lane through the Hamlet of Clipstone.. It is tarmacked and prone to potholes after a winter. Clipstone is a small hamlet just outside Leighton Buzzard. It was first recorded in the records as Clapeston in the 1190s. The name is considered to be part Old English and part Scandinavian. This means it may date to the Danish invasions of the 8th and 9th Centuries! The first part of the name (Clip) comes from the Scandinavian name Klyppr and the second part (ton) means town, settlement or enclosed farm. Therefore, the name means Klyppr's settlement. As usual, we don't know who Klyppr was but he must have been an important man to have a settlement named after him!

An railway bridge with history. 1963 great train robbery

The village green is pleasant spot to rest a while. The Pump House and Clock Tower (which has become the symbol of the village) was built in 1873. The building houses a pump above a well which for many years was the main source of water in the village. More info: https://heathandreach.org.uk/village-pump-and-clock-tower-2/

Many films and books written on the Great Train Robbery. Good place to start is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Train_Robbery_(1963)

Grassy chalky bridleway, well worth it for the views of Dunstable Downs to the South and open countryside to the North. Chalk can be slippy when wet so take care on the descent if ground it wet

Quick pit stop 🍻