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Construction of the Proving Ground began in 1968, and once the facility opened in 1970 it acted as the testing site for many European GM models from, among others, the Vauxhall and Bedford companies. With Bedford withdrawing from the bus and truck markets in December 1986, Millbrook was put up for sale by GM. [ 2 ]
Universal Studios United Kingdom is a planned 476 acres (2 km 2) theme park and resort to be located near the town of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, 51 miles (82 km) northwest of Central London. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The theme park will be the seventh Universal Studios Resort , and the first in the United Kingdom.
Entrance to the Bedford Estate office in Montague Street Looking north across Bloomsbury Square on the Bedford Estate with Bedford House behind, c. 1725, London town house of the Dukes of Bedford Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford, statue by Richard Westmacott in Russell Square on the Bedford Estate John Norden's map of 1593 map, showing the Bedford Covent Garden Estate not long after it was ...
Millbrook is a small village and civil parish near Bedford, England. It has a population of 130, [2] increasing to 147 at the 2011 Census. [1] Millbrook railway station, on the Marston Vale Line, is about two miles (3 km) from the village. The parish church, dedicated to St Michael and All Angels, is Grade II* listed. [3]
Today only the base of the motte survives at Bedford Castle, 7.5 m (25 feet) high and 49 m (161 feet) wide at the top, and is a scheduled monument. Archaeological work has been conducted to develop a better understanding of the history of the castle, although excavations are difficult because of the urban nature of the site. [ 23 ]
In 1866 Bedford became a separate civil parish, on 29 September 1894 the parish was abolished to form Leigh. [11] In 1891 the parish had a population of 9455. [12] In 1875, the Leigh Local Board of Health was established, covering Bedford, Pennington and Westleigh.
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Bedford in 1969. Bedford is located in the center of Bedford County at (40.016361, −78.504071 It is completely surrounded by Bedford Township.. The borough is accessible from Exit 146 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the midpoint between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.