Fairfield, Bedfordshire


Fairfield is a village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.

Background

The village was established in the early 2000s in the buildings and grounds of Fairfield Hospital, a defunct psychiatric hospital which closed in 1999. The village consists of some 900 Victorian inspired dwellings of different housing types and about 100 apartments in the former hospital building.

Politics

Fairfield was originally intended to become a new village in its own right, but was designated by planners as part of Stotfold civil parish. However, on 1 April 2013 Fairfield became a separate civil parish, and elected its own parish council in May 2013.

Commercial area

Amenities in the village include a community centre, Fairfield Bowls Club, Fairfield Park Lower School, a cricket club, Bannantynes Gym, The Orchard restaurant, children's parks, hair salon, nursery, Garden House Hospice Care Charity Shop and a small Tesco Express.
Major construction work is now occurring to form more housing on the East side of Hitchin Road. There will be a new school building, however at this stage there are no known plans for any other amenities.