Bedfordshire
| Bedfordshire | |||
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 Bedfordshire in England |
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| Coordinates: 52°05′N 0°25′W / 52.083°N 0.417°WCoordinates: 52°05′N 0°25′W / 52.083°N 0.417°W | |||
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
| Country | England | ||
| Region | East | ||
| Established | Ancient | ||
| Ceremonial county | |||
| Lord Lieutenant | Helen Nellis | ||
| High Sheriff | Charles Whitbread | ||
| Area | 1,235 km2 (477 sq mi) | ||
| • Ranked | 41st of 48 | ||
| Population (mid-2014 est.) | 617,000 | ||
| • Ranked | 36th of 48 | ||
| Density | 499/km2 (1,290/sq mi) | ||
| Ethnicity | 86.3% White 8.3% S.Asian 2.9% Black |
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 Districts of Bedfordshire Unitary |
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| Districts | |||
| Members of Parliament | List of MPs | ||
| Police | Bedfordshire Police | ||
| Time zone | GMT (UTC) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | ||
Bedfordshire (/ˈbɛdfədʃə/ or /ˈbɛdfədʃɪə/; abbreviated Beds.) is a county in the East of England. It is a ceremonial county and a historic county, covered by three unitary authorities: Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, and Luton.
Bedfordshire is bordered by Cambridgeshire to the east/northeast, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the east/southeast. It is the fourteenth most densely populated county of England, with over half the population of the county living in the two largest built-up areas: Luton (236,000) and the county town, Bedford (102,000). The highest elevation point is 243 metres (797 ft) on Dunstable Downs in the Chilterns.
The traditional nickname for people from Bedfordshire is "Clangers", deriving from a local dish comprising a suet crust pastry filled with meat in one end and jam in the other.
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