Clapham Park, a large new
country house, was built by
James Howard,
member of parliament for
Bedford, in 1872.
RAF Twinwood Farm, a disused airfield on the western outskirts of the village, is where the famous bandleader
Glenn Miller took off on his last fateful flight, having performed for the American soldiers based at the airfield and at
Bedford Corn Exchange. The site now hosts the Glenn Miller/Twinwood museum, with an annual
Twinwood Festival. Woodlands Manor was built in 1812 by Thomas Dawson, and has been in use as a hotel since 1973. The high street has a number of local shops, takeaways, and two remaining
public houses - The Horse & Groom and Fox & Hounds (the village had as many as four pubs and two social clubs in the 1990s). It has a parish church,
St Thomas of Canterbury, and a
primary school, Ursula Taylor. ==Sport and recreation==