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'''Bedford''' is the county town of [[Bedfordshire]] in south-east [[England]], located approximatel 48 miles north of [[London]]. The village of Kempston, on the edge of Bedford, was the home of [[John Bunyan]], while nearby Cardington was the main base of Britain's [[airship]] industry in the 1920s and 30s. The ill-fated airship [[R101]] was built there, and the surviving airship hangar forms the largest single enclosed space in the United Kingdom. Bedford has a significant Italian population, drawn to the town after 1945 to work in the local brick-making industry.

'''Bedford''' is the county town of [[Bedfordshire]] in south-east [[England]], located approximately 48 miles north of [[London]]. The village of Kempston, on the edge of Bedford, was the home of [[John Bunyan]], while nearby Cardington was the main base of Britain's [[airship]] industry in the 1920s and 30s. The ill-fated airship [[R101]] was built there, and the surviving airship hangar forms the largest single enclosed space in the United Kingdom. Bedford has a significant Italian population, drawn to the town after 1945 to work in the local brick-making industry.

Bedford has a population of 79,000 (town only; Bedford district: 148,000)<ref>www.bedford.gov.uk/Default.aspx/Web/BedfordsPopulation</ref>

Bedford has a population of 79,000 (town only; Bedford district: 148,000)<ref>www.bedford.gov.uk/Default.aspx/Web/BedfordsPopulation</ref>

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[[Category:UK Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]