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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.
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On 1 December 2023, Comcast acquired construction and development company, Cloud Wing UK, and took control of the company assets including 240 acres (0.4 sq mi; 1.0 km 2) of land in Bedford, England. Announced on 19 December 2023, it would be the first Universal Studios Resort in the United Kingdom , and Universal's third attempt at a European ...
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 ...
Bedford Purlieus was declared a national nature reserve (NNR) in 2000. [1] Most of England's 224 NNRs are managed by Natural England, but 88 are wholly or partly managed by other approved bodies. Bedford Purlieus is managed by the Forestry Commission, and is open to the public during daylight hours.
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.
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