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General
The village name of Houghton Conquest is derived from the Old English words hoh and tun which means a farmstead on or near a ridge or spur of a hill. The Conquest aspect of the name is that of an important local family in the thirteenth century. The village contains the largest parish church in Bedfordshire.
Houghton Conquest
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The Knife and Cleaver
The Knife and Cleaver in Houghton Conquest is haunted by two ghosts, one is thought to be male and the other female. A young student barman was rather shocked when he saw the pages of the booking diary turning over of their own accord. He was deeply shocked when a spectral hand suddenly appeared over his shoulder. It is said that virtually every day you will feel a draught as if someone has walked past you but there is never anyone there.
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