Biggleswade, not far from Sandy, had a funny situation on the A1 from London, heading North, there were three "mileage" boards about 100 yards apart, the first one said "Biggleswade 4" the second one said "Biggleswade 4 1/2" and the third one said "Biggleswade 3!" They were there for years
As a kid I used to love the 'Jennings' series of books. Can't remember the author's name, Anthony Buck.... ?