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Bedfordshire

Also known as Beds.

Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Hertfordshire to the south-east and south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. The largest settlement is Luton.

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Bedfordshire is a county located in the eastern part of England, bordered by four other counties including Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, and Buckinghamshire. Its largest town is Luton, and it serves as a ceremonial administrative division in the East of England region.

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English county.official_name: Bedfordshire
English county.image_caption: Clockwise from top left:
English county.locator_map: Bedfordshire UK locator map 2010.svg
English county.map_caption: Bedfordshire shown within England
English county.region: East
English county.established_date: Ancient
English county.MPs: 7 MPs
English county.police: Bedfordshire Police
English county.largest_town: Luton
English county.lord_lieutenant_office: Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
English county.lord_lieutenant_name: Susan Lousada
English county.high_sheriff_office: High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
English county.high_sheriff_name: Camilla Anne King
English county.ethnicity_year: 2021
English county.districts_map: 200px
English county.districts_key: Unitary
English county.districts_list: Bedford Luton

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Contents

History
Geography
Climate
Politics
Police and Crime Commissioner
Local government
Emergency services
Parliamentary constituencies
Economy
Culture
Food
Flag
Visitor attractions
Transport
Roads
Railways
Waterways
Air
Media
Settlements
Education
Bedford Borough
Central Bedfordshire
Luton
Higher education
Landmarks
Cardington airship sheds
St Paul's Church Bedford
Millbrook Proving Ground
Sport and leisure
Bibliographical references
See also
References

The county has an area of and had an estimated population of in . Luton is in the south of the county, and Dunstable neighbours it to the west. Leighton Buzzard is in the south-west, and Bedford in the centre-north. For local government purposes Bedfordshire comprises three unitary authority areas: Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, and Luton.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bedfordshire” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.