Southill, Bedfordshire

Southill
All Saints' parish church
Southill Location within Bedfordshire
Population	1,141 (2001) 1,192 (2011 Census including Broom , Ireland and Stanford)[1]
OS grid reference	TL1542
Civil parish	Southill
Unitary authority	Central Bedfordshire
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Biggleswade
Postcode district	SG18
Dialling code	01462
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Mid Bedfordshire
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52°03′53″N 00°19′15″W / 52.06472°N 0.32083°W / 52.06472; -0.32083

Southill is a rural village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of the county of Bedfordshire, England; about 8 miles (13 km) south-east of the county town of Bedford.

The 2011 census showed the population for the civil parish as 1,192.

The civil parish includes the villages of Broom and Stanford and the hamlet of Ireland

Its eastern fields are on the plain of the River Ivel; its west is hilly. The village centre is located in a close cluster.

The principal residence, Southill Park, was one of at least four manors, and was for three generations the home of the local branch of the landed Byng family, the Viscounts Torrington, Navy admirals, by whom it was sold at the end of the 18th century to industrialist Samuel Whitbread. Admiral John Byng is buried in All Saints Church, which is a 14th and 15th century church embellished in 1814.