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Having a brand-new garage door fitted to your Biggleswade property can do far more than just make the home look better. A quality garage door will increase the level of security for your garage contents, and let's face it, a car is probably the second most expensive thing you'll ever buy. One should also remember that cars are not the only thing people routinely keep in garages. Many garages are used to store other valuable items such as motorcycles, pedal cycles, power tools and a plethora of other goods, so keeping them safe is particularly important.

The kerb appeal a new garage door can have on you Biggleswade home should not be estimated either. When the time comes to sell your home, no prospective buyer wants a property with a shabby, dented and peeling old garage door, they really drag the overall value of any property down.

Where is Biggleswade?

Biggleswade is a splendid little market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire. It lies on the River Ivel, eleven miles south-east of Bedford.

A little about Biggleswade

Evidence of settlement in Biggleswade goes back to the Neolithic period, but it is likely that the town as such was founded by Anglo-Saxons. A gold Anglo-Saxon coin was found on a footpath beside the River Ivel in 2001. The British Museum bought the coin in February 2006 and at the time, it was the most expensive British coin purchased. A charter to hold a market was granted by King John in the 13th-century. In 1785 a great fire sadly devastated Biggleswade the Great North Road passed through until a bypass was completed in 1961. A railway station was opened in 1850. From the 1930s to the late 1990s, manufacturing provided a significant amount of employment. Biggleswade town centre is designated a conservation area.

The area around Biggleswade is thought to have been inhabited from about 10,000 BC. Arrowheads believed to be from this time have been found. Pieces of late Neolithic pottery from a single Peterborough ware Mortlake bowl were found in a pit excavated south of Biggleswade Hospital. A Neolithic cursus and five associated ring ditches south of Furzenhall Farm show as crop markings on aerial images.

Archaeological excavations in 2001 discovered a late Bronze Age pit to the north of the water tower on Topler's Hill. Iron Age pottery and a bead together with charred cereal grains of wheat and barley have been found in pits to the north of the town.

In Roman times, a loop road known as the White Way passed through Biggleswade, linking with Ermine Way at Godmanchester. There is evidence for a probable Romano-Celtic temple and aligned enclosures straddling a tributary of the River Ivel at the north-east corner of Biggleswade Common.

Anglo-Saxon times in Biggleswade

In the fifth century AD, Saxon invaders settled. The name Biggleswade may derive from Biceil, an Anglo-Saxon personal name, and Waed, the Saxon word for ford. Variant spellings include Bykeleswad in 1396, Bykleswade in 15th-century law records, and Bickleswade on a 17th century ivory seal now in the British Museum.

Wells and pits dating from the early seventh century and a quantity of later Maxey ware have been excavated at Stratton.

Evidence of an Anglo-Saxon ringwork and bailey castle was discovered by aerial photography in 1954 between the A1 Road and the River Ivel.

In 2001 a gold coin bearing the name Coenwulf was found at Biggleswade on a footpath beside the River Ivel. The 4.33g mancus, worth about thirty silver pennies, is only the eighth known gold coin dating to the mid to late Anglo-Saxon period. Its inscription, "DE VICO LVNDONIAE", shows it was minted in London. Initially sold to American collector Allan Davisson for £230,000 at auction; the British Government subsequently put in place a temporary export ban in the hope of saving it for the nation. The British Museum bought the coin in February 2006 for £357,832, with the help of funding from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the British Museum Friends. At the time, it was the most expensive British coin ever purchased.

Medieval times in Biggleswade

Biggleswade parish consisted of three settlements: Biggleswade, Holme and Stratton.

Biggleswade is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Bichelesuuade/Pichelsuuade: Ralph de l'Isle. two mills. Domesday records twenty-seven heads of household in Stratton vill, but only twenty in Biggleswade. However, Biggleswade had overtaken Stratton by 1309.

In 1132, Henry I granted the manor of Biggleswade to Bishop Alexander the Magnificent of Lincoln, to help endow Lincoln Cathedral. A prebendal stall of Biggleswade is in the cathedral. King John granted a charter to hold a market, which was confirmed by Henry III. The medieval parish Church of St Andrew contains a monumental brass of John Rudying featuring a figure of Death.

The Great Fire of Biggleswade

On 16 June 1785, a fire started at the Crown Inn and spread rapidly through neighbouring streets, destroying nearly one-third of Biggleswade. A national appeal raised funds for three hundred and thirty-two people who lost their homes and others who lost their livelihoods.

The Great Fire is among the historical scenes shown in a Millennium stained-glass window in St Andrew's Church.

ACE Garage Doors are in the Bedfordshire area now and are waiting to hear from anyone in the area who would like to have a new garage door fitted, serviced, or repaired. It really does make a lot of sense to keep your car locked away when it's not in use. A well fitted garage will help to protect your vehicle from the elements and will deter thieves and vandals from paying your car any unwanted attention. You may even find that a lot of insurance companies will offer you cheaper car insurance if you store your car in a garage overnight. Why not contact us today?