Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a county of England. Its county town is Bedford. It borders Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire (with the Borough of Milton Keynes) and Hertfordshire. The highest elevation point is 243 m (797 ft) on Dunstable Downs in the Chilterns.[1] The county motto is "Constant Be", which is taken from the hymn To Be A Pilgrim by John Bunyan.
| Bedfordshire | |
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| Geography | |
| Status | Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county |
| Region | East of England |
| Area - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area |
Ranked 41st 1,235 km2 (477 sq mi) Ranked 34th 1,192 km2 (460 sq mi) |
| Admin HQ | Bedford |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-BDF |
| ONS code | 09 |
| NUTS 3 | UKH22 |
| Demography | |
| Population - Total (2005 est.) - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop. |
Ranked 36th 582,600 472/km2 (1,220/sq mi) Ranked 32nd 397,700 |
| Ethnicity | 86.3% White 8.3% S.Asian 2.9% Afro-Carib. |
| Politics | |
| Bedfordshire County Council http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ | |
| Executive | Conservative |
| Members of Parliament | |
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SSSIs
There are forty Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Bedfordshire, designated by Natural England. Thirty-five are listed for their biological interest, and five for their geological interest.[2]
Three of the sites are also National nature reserves, twelve are in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and eleven are managed wholly or partly by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Bedfordshire Media
Bedfordshire numbered districts
The flag of the historic county of Bedfordshire
Hand-drawn map of Northampshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Rutland by Christopher Saxton from 1576
The south face of Luton Hoo, a Grade I listed building in Bedfordshire.
geometric design in SVG format very similar to that used by the English Heritage as an icon to represent items of interest.
icon for use on UK lists of places of intrest, created by Joe D
Historic House icon*For use with en:Template:EngPlacesKey or any other use. Created by Naturenet
Access Land icon for use on UK lists of places of interest, created by Joe D.
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geometric design in SVG format very similar to that used by the English Heritage as an icon to represent items of interest.
National Trust of the U.K. logo — with acorn icon.* * Used as Places-of-Interest map locator symbol.*Credits* * Self made image in SVG format of an icon remarkably similar to an acorn
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