The name of a village just south of Rushden has confused generations of visitors.
When you enter the village from the east, the road signs display one name. When you enter it from the west, they have a different name.
A spokesman for Bedford Borough Council said:
“We are aware of the difference in spelling in the signs around this village.”
“Some years ago, we contacted the parish council to ask for clarification as to how their village name should be spelt.”
“The response from the parish council was that they have no preference as to the spelling of their name as the difference in spelling has been used over many years.”
“The local road signs in Bedford borough use the spelling as ‘Yelden’, the roads in Northamptonshire use both ‘Yelden’ and ‘Yielden’, and the spelling by Highways England on the A-road [trunk road] was ‘Yieldon’.”
“Where signs are replaced, we will be using ‘Yelden’ as the spelling for this village.”
Nene Herald are not convinced that the name won’t change again in the future.