It is now in the private ownership of the Garrigue family and can be hired as a venue for wedding receptions, events and conferences.

[2] South of the village runs Eggington Brook, approximately three miles east of Leighton Buzzard.

[citation needed] Eggington is part of the political ward of 'Heath and Reach' which sends a Councillor to Central Bedfordshire Council.

The ward includes the villages of Heath and Reach, Hockliffe, Eggington, Stanbridge, Tilsworth, Tebworth and Wingrave.

[citation needed] Eggington was the home village of the British comedian and gameshow host Bob Monkhouse OBE (1928–2003).