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The population of the ward is expected to rise substantially in the near future, as planning permission for the development of 1,100 homes on the new site built in 2011 named New
Cardington. 42 hectares (100 acres) site of the former RAF camp in Shortstown was granted in November 2005.
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Shortstown in the northern part of the parish, which was built-in in the early 20th century to house workers from the
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in 1936 and started building barrage balloons and became the No 1 RAF Balloon
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855:"Relationships and changes Eastcotts Tn/CP through time"
939:"Cardington Number 2 SHED AT RAF Cardington (1136810)"
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1079:. Bedfordshire Parishes. Archived from
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