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Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in the East of England region of the United Kingdom. It borders the non-metropolitan counties of Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west, and Hertfordshire to the south-east. For statistical purposes the county forms part of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (code UKH2) at the level of NUTS 2. The highest elevation point is 243 metres on Dunstable Downs in the Chilterns.

Located at 52.0833, -0.416667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Bedfordshire, Ceremonial counties, Former non-metropolitan counties

St Marys Church, Clophill

The present St Mary's Church is located in the centre of the small village of Clophill, between Bedford and Luton in the South Midlands of England. The new church, built in 1848, replaced the old church by order of the Church Commissioners in 1850. The old church building, formally The Church of St Mary The Virgin (shortened to The Church of St Mary) and known colloquially as Old St Mary's or The Old Parish Church, is at the edge of the village, and is estimated to be around 650 years old.

Located at 52.0373, -0.40956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Church of England churches in Bedfordshire, Former Church of England churches, Church ruins in England, Visitor attractions in Bedfordshire, Ruins in Bedfordshire, 1350s architecture

Houghton House

Houghton House is a ruined house located near Houghton Conquest in Bedfordshire, on the ridge just north of Ampthill, and about 8 miles south of Bedford. It is a Grade I listed building. Being set above the surrounding countryside, it commands excellent views, and can be visited during daylight hours. It is an English Heritage property which is free to visit.

Located at 52.044, -0.48626 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Country houses in Bedfordshire, Visitor attractions in Bedfordshire, Ruins in Bedfordshire, Grade I listed houses, Grade I listed buildings in Bedfordshire, English Heritage sites in Bedfordshire, Ampthill

James Hanratty

James Francis Hanratty (4 October 1936 – 4 April 1962) was one of the last people in the UK to be sentenced to death for murder. He was hanged at Bedford Gaol on 4th April 1962, after being convicted of the murder of scientist Michael Gregsten, who was shot dead in his car near Clophill, Bedfordshire in August 1961. Gregsten's mistress Valerie Storie, was raped, shot and left paralysed in the same incident.

Located at 52.0389, -0.434444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1936 births, 1962 deaths, 20th-century criminals, 20th-century executions by the United Kingdom, British kidnappers, Crime in Bedfordshire, Crime in Buckinghamshire, English people convicted of murder, English rapists, People from Kent executed by hanging, History of Bedfordshire, Murder in 1961, People convicted of murder by England and Wales, People executed by England and Wales by hanging, People executed for murder, People from Bromley, People from Central Bedfordshire (district), People with antisocial personality disorder

Mid Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Bedfordshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Nadine Dorries, a Conservative. The constituency has almost always returned Conservatives since its creation in 1918.

Located at 52.027, -0.383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Parliamentary constituencies in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1918, Flitwick, Ampthill, Biggleswade

Beadlow Priory

Beadlow Priory was a monastic foundation established between 1140 and 1146 by Robert D'Albini for a community of Benedictine monks. Around 1140 the lands of Beadlow Manor were granted to the priory at Millbrook in Hertfordshire, from where the community were moved upon the establishment of the new priory at Beadlow, Bedfordshire, England about 10 km south of Bedford. Initially referred to as Beaulieu Priory, it remained cell of the Abbey at St Albans.

Located at 52.0339, -0.39059 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1140s establishments in England, 1435 disestablishments in England, Religious organizations established in the 1140s, Benedictine monasteries in England, History of Bedfordshire, Monasteries in Bedfordshire, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century

Ampthill Rural District

Ampthill was a rural district in Bedfordshire, England from 1894 to 1974. http://www. visionofbritain. org. uk/relationships. jsp?u_id=10173358&c_id=10001043 It entirely surrounded but did not include the urban district of Ampthill. In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, it was merged with other districts to form the new Mid Bedfordshire district (The areas now forms part of Central Bedfordshire). The rural district contained the following civil parishes:

Located at 52.027, -0.495 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, History of Bedfordshire, Rural districts of England, Flitwick, Ampthill

Ampthill Town F.C

Ampthill Town F.C. is an English football club based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. The club are currently members of the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League and play at Ampthill Park. The club is affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association.

Located at 52.0327, -0.503492 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Spartan South Midlands Football League, Association football clubs established in 1881, Ampthill, Football clubs in Bedfordshire, 1881 establishments in England

Flitwick railway station

Flitwick railway station is in the centre of Flitwick, in Bedfordshire, England. The station is situated on the Midland Main Line. The station is managed by First Capital Connect, and is served by the Thameslink line service. As well as Flitwick itself, the station also serves the adjoining town of Ampthill, which no longer has its own station.

Located at 52.004, -0.495 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Flitwick, Ampthill, Railway stations in Bedfordshire, Former Midland Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1870, Railway stations served by First Capital Connect, DfT Category D stations

De Grey Mausoleum

The de Grey Mausoleum in Flitton, Bedfordshire, England, is one of the largest sepulchral chapels in the country. It is a Grade I listed building. The Mausoleum contains over twenty monuments to the de Grey family who lived in nearby Wrest Park. The cruciform Mausoleum has its nave set against the north side of the chancel of the adjacent church of St John the Baptist and its south transept overlaps the east end.

Located at 52.0111, -0.45769 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Monuments and memorials in Bedfordshire, English Heritage sites in Bedfordshire, Grade I listed buildings in Bedfordshire, Grade I listed monuments and memorials

National institute for research into aquatic habitats

The National institute for research into aquatic habitats (NIRAH) is a proposed fresh water aquarium in Stewartby, Bedfordshire, England, UK. The bio-domed research complex and aquarium, would be built in one of the disused clay extraction pits of the former Marston Vale brickfield. It is the brainchild of an international team of biologists and conservationists. The project has been designed by Nicholas Grimshaw, who was responsible for the Eden Project in Cornwall.

Located at 52.0698, -0.49679 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in Bedfordshire

Ampthill railway station

This article is about the former Midland Railway station in Bedfordshire. For the similarly named Ampthill (Marston) station see the article on Millbrook (Bedfordshire) railway station Ampthill railway station was built over a mile from the town of Ampthill in the English county of Bedfordshire by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras.

Located at 52.0235, -0.51124 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Former Midland Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1868, Railway stations closed in 1959, Disused railway stations in Bedfordshire, Ampthill

Elstow Abbey

Elstow Abbey was a monastery for Benedictine nuns in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England. It was founded c.1075 by Judith, Countess of Huntingdon, a niece of William the Conqueror, and therefore is classed as a royal foundation.

Located at 52.1149, -0.46935 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Monasteries in Bedfordshire, Benedictine nunneries in England, Grade I listed buildings in Bedfordshire, Grade I listed churches, Grade I listed monasteries, Religious organizations established in the 1070s, Church of England churches in Bedfordshire, Christian monasteries established in the 11th century, 1070s establishments in England, 1539 disestablishments in England

A5120 road

The A5120 is an A-class road in Bedfordshire, linking the conjoined towns of Ampthill and Flitwick to Dunstable and, via the M1 motorway, Luton and London. It connects with the M1 at junction 12, being the sole road at this junction, in close proximity to the Toddington services. On its route from Ampthill to Dunstable, the A5120 serves Westoning, Harlington, Toddington and Tebworth.

Located at 52.0166, -0.5013 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roads in England, Transport in Bedfordshire, Dunstable, Flitwick, Ampthill

Cut-throat Meadow

Cut-throat Meadow is managed as a nature reserve by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. It lies on the eastern edge of Ampthill in the county of Bedfordshire.

Located at 52.032, -0.484685 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Nature reserves in Bedfordshire, Environment of Bedfordshire, Geography of Bedfordshire

Flitwick Moor

Flitwick Moor is managed as a nature reserve by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. It is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and lies between Flitwick and Greenfield in Bedfordshire.

Located at 52.0076, -0.476766 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Nature reserves in Bedfordshire, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Bedfordshire, Environment of Bedfordshire, Geography of Bedfordshire, Flitwick

RAF Cardington

RAF Cardington started life as a private venture when Short Brothers bought land there to build airships for the Admiralty. They constructed a 700-foot-long Airship hangar (the No. 1 Shed) in 1915 to enable them to build two rigid airships, the R-31 and the R-32. Shorts also built a housing estate, opposite the site, which they named Shortstown. Most of the former RAF station is actually in the parish of Eastcotts, as is the settlement of Shortstown.

Located at 52.1089, -0.422499 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Royal Air Force stations in Bedfordshire, Military history of Bedfordshire, Royal Aircraft Establishment stations, Military units and formations of the Royal Air Force in World War II, Military units and formations established in 1936, Aircraft hangars, Airship technology

Maulden Wood

Maulden Wood is a woodland situated in Bedfordshire, England, near the village of Maulden, on the greensand ridge that stretches from Woburn to Sandy.

Located at 52.0386, -0.443889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Forests and woodlands of Bedfordshire

Redborne Upper School and Community College

Redborne Upper School and Community College is an academy school located in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England. The school serves the population of Ampthill, Flitwick and surrounding villages. The school is specialist Sports College and has also been designated as a Training school. As a training school the school offers a postgraduate programme as well as a Graduate Teacher Programme, and an Access to Education Scheme.

Located at 52.019, -0.497 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Upper schools in Central Bedfordshire, Sports Colleges in England, Training schools in England, Flitwick, Ampthill, Academies in Central Bedfordshire

Cardington railway station

Cardington was a railway station on the Bedford to Hitchin Line which served the village of Cardington in Bedfordshire, England. Opened in 1857, it gave more than a century of service before closing in 1962.

Located at 52.1139, -0.417797 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Bedfordshire, Former Midland Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1857, Railway stations closed in 1962

Cardington Workmen's Platform railway station

Cardington Workmen's Platform was a railway station on the Bedford to Hitchin Line which served the Royal Air Force station near the village of Cardington in Bedfordshire, England. A short-lived halt, it opened during the First World War and closed in 1921.

Located at 52.1097, -0.409009 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Bedfordshire, Former Midland Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1917, Railway stations closed in 1921

Ampthill Tunnel

Ampthill tunnel is a railway tunnel on the London Midland region between Bedford and Flitwick. There are two bores; one carrying a pair of fast lines, the other a pair of slow lines. Both are 715 yards long.

Located at 52.0336, -0.513333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway tunnels in England, Flitwick, Midland Railway, Rail transport in Bedfordshire

Pulloxhill Grange

Pulloxhill Grange was a priory in Bedfordshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building. In 1535, Dunstable Priory received from Woburn Abbey 5s. for land it held in Pulloxhill. In 1291, the value of the abbey's estates in Pulloxhill was £7 2s. 5d. In 1330, the abbey claimed sac and soc in Pulloxhill. In 1547, after the Dissolution of the monasteries, Pulloxhill Grange, was granted to Sir William Pagett.

Located at 51.9943, -0.453444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Monasteries in Bedfordshire

Ruxox Cell

Ruxox Cell was an Augustinian monk's cell in Bedfordshire, England. It was documented in 1189 and 1290, and was used as a retreat by resigned priors of Dunstable Priory. An excavation was done in 1959, and the interim report is held at Bedfordshire Record Office.

Located at 52.0124, -0.475647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Monasteries in Bedfordshire, Archaeological sites in Bedfordshire

Church of All Saints, Houghton Conquest

Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 23 January 1961. The parish church, dedicated to All Saints, was built during the 14th century. There are also several monuments. Houghton Conquest's rectory was united with that of Houghton-Gildable in 1637, in the archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Lincoln. It was under the patronage of the Master and Fellows of St. John's College, Cambridge.

Located at 52.0614, -0.4792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Church of England churches in Bedfordshire, Grade I listed buildings in Bedfordshire, Grade I listed churches, St John's College, Cambridge