In August 1645 Major Walter Baskerville, a Royalist cavalry Officer, was killed in a skirmish in Goldington.

[5] The area was greatly expanded to the north in the 1960s and 70s, seeing the return of some of the original parish lost in 1934.

This expansion included the development of the Elms Farm estate and the Church Lane shopping parade.

In the 21st century The Spires and Aspire housing estates have been constructed on the northern boundary of Goldington.

After many years as a pub, the old Goldington Hall became semi-derelict and was the scene of a small fire in 2008.

Coplan Estates[6] were appointed to re-develop the Church Lane shopping area in 2006, and an old pub called The Century was demolished in 2008.

Phase one of the regeneration saw the Aldi supermarket being constructed at the site and this opened in summer 2010.

The majority of Goldington is not part of a civil parish, with all community services under the direct control of Bedford Borough Council.

There are still a few shops and pubs along the old village High Street (i.e. Goldington Road) including a small Londis supermarket.