Salph End is a village located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England.
Officially, Salph End is one of the hamlets (or “Ends”) of Renhold,[2] and is the westernmost settlement within Renhold’s civil parish. However, it is also one of the largest and most distinct settlements within Renhold, and is designated a separate village by Ordnance Survey.[3]
The name comes from sealh hoh (later Salcho) which was Old English for ‘Spur of land with willows on it’ plus “End”.[4]
It was named in the Domesday Book in 1086 with a value of 5 pounds with 8 ploughlands, 2 ploughs of meadow and woodland for 50 pigs.[5]
References
- ^ “Location of North Bedfordshire”. parliament.uk. July 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ^ “Renhold Index of Pages”. bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ Ordnance Survey Open Names TL04
- ^ A. Mawer & F.M. Stenton (1926). The place-names of bedfordshire & huntingdonshire. Internet Archive.
- ^ “Salph [End] | Domesday Book”. opendomesday.org. Retrieved 5 May 2025.