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Bedford was a market town for the surrounding agricultural region from the early Middle Ages. [citation needed] The Anglo-Saxon King Offa of Mercia was buried in the town in 796; [4] this is believed to be in his new minster, now the Church of St Paul, [5] or on the banks of the Great Ouse where his tomb was soon lost to the river.
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.
Bedford, Luton, Basildon, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester, Chelmsford and Cambridge are the region's most populous settlements. [8] According to Census 2021 , Peterborough is the largest city in the East of England at 215,000.
Since there is no universal agreement on Europe's regional composition, the placement of individual countries may vary based on criteria being used. For instance, the Balkans is a distinct geographical region within Europe, but individual countries may alternatively be grouped into South-eastern Europe or Southern Europe.
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 ...
The Bedford built-up-area is the 71st largest in the United Kingdom and also includes Kempston and Biddenham. [3] Away from the Bedford built-up area the borough includes a large rural area with many villages. 75% of the borough's population live in the Bedford built-up and the five large villages which surround it, which makes up slightly less ...
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