Bedfordshire
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Bedfordshire is a county in England. Its county town is Bedford.
The county has a population of 565,943 as of the 2001 Census and covers 123,465 hectares (305,088) acres. It borders onto Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes. Luton was part of Bedfordshire until 1997 when it was made a unitary authority, it is however still part of Bedfordshire for some ceremonial purposes.
Towns and villages
- Ampthill
- Barton-le-Clay, Bedford, Biggleswade
- Beeston
- Clophill, Cranfield
- Dunstable
- Flitwick
- Hockliffe
- Kempston
- Leighton Buzzard
- Marston Moretaine, Millbrook
- Sandy, Shefford, Stotfold, Studham, Studham Common
- Toddington
- Whipsnade, Woburn
Places of interest
- Dunstable Downs
- Leighton Buzzard Railway, a heritage railway
- RSPB The Lodge, Sandy
- Stevington Windmill
- Stewartby Lake
- Whipsnade Wildlife Park
- Woburn Abbey
- Woburn Wildlife Park