Editing St Neots (section)

===1900 onwards===
In the twentieth century, [[Eaton Ford]] and [[Eaton Socon]], lying on the west side of the River Great Ouse, became gradually more integrated with St Neots and Eynesbury. Nevertheless their location to the east of the River Great Ouse meant that they were administratively part of Bedfordshire. This  anomaly was resolved in 1965 when they were incorporated into the urban district of St Neots. A considerable addition to the population took place in the 1960s when London overspill development took place in the area. This incorporated a great deal of light industry, and Cromwell Road was constructed and became a focus for it. At this time the A45(T) road ran through the town and the construction of St Neots by-pass in 1968 provided a much-needed relief, as well as enhancing access to additional light industry.<ref name=vob>{{cite web |title=Bedford Rural District |url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10002060#tab02 |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref>

Recent developments in St Neots have expanded the population in the last few years: to the east of [[St Neots railway station|the railway station]] is the Love's Farm estate, where more than 1,000 houses were built in the period to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Love's Farm |url=https://www.ourlovesfarm.co.uk/Groups/185129/Loves_Farm.aspx |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=www.ourlovesfarm.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> Stage one of the extensive [[Wintringham]] estate has been completed but much remains to be done.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Story |url=https://wintringham.org/our-story/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Wintringham |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://wintringham.org/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Wintringham |language=en-US}}</ref> planned to be a vibrant community with 2,000 homes,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homes |url=https://wintringham.org/homes/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Wintringham |language=en-US}}</ref> To the east of Love's Farm, further development has been started for the construction of the Monkfields Estate.<ref name="monkfields">{{Cite web |title=Monksfields Developer Update |url=https://www.ourlovesfarm.co.uk/Articles/666760/Monksfields_Developer_Update.aspx |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=www.ourlovesfarm.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>