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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nicole Wootton-Cane

Yelden, Yielden or Yieldon? Decades-long row over village name finally settled

Residents in a village with three different names have made a decision over the correct spelling after decades of confusion.

Yelden, Yielden and Yieldon all feature on road signs directing motorists to the Bedfordshire village. There has never been a consensus on how to write the name, meaning different spellings have been used across council social media posts, postal services, and official documents.

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