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Bedford was founded at a ford on the River Great Ouse and is thought to have been the burial place of King Offa of Mercia, who is remembered for building Offa's Dyke on the Welsh border. Bedford Castle was built by Henry I, although it was destroyed in 1224. Bedford was granted borough status in 1166 and has been represented in Parliament since ...
Bedfordshire (/ ˈ b ɛ d f ər d ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər /; 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 and the south-east, and Buckinghamshire to the west.
Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent, Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [2] Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only, excluding Greece due to the not clearly defined boundaries of its islands between ...
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 ...
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English: A map of the Bedford area of HRM. Halifax Regional Municipality makes no representations, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of the information and data contained on this plot.
Bedford Castle was a large medieval castle in Bedford, England. Built after 1100 by Henry I , the castle played a prominent part in both the civil war of the Anarchy and the First Barons' War . The castle was significantly extended in stone, although the final plan of the castle remains uncertain.