Bedfordshire
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Bedfordshire (/ˈbɛdfərdʃɪər, -ʃər/; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial and historic county in the East of England. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east and east, Hertfordshire to the south and south-east, and Buckinghamshire to the west. Since Bedfordshire County Council was abolished in 2009, the county has been administered by the three unitary authorities of the Borough of Bedford, Borough of Luton, and Central Bedfordshire.
Bedfordshire | |
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 Location of Bedfordshire in England | |
| Coordinates: 52°05′N 0°25′W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East |
| Established | Ancient |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time) |
| Members of Parliament | List of MPs |
| Police | Bedfordshire Police |
| Largest town | Luton |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Lord Lieutenant | Susan Lousada |
| High Sheriff | Lady (Jane) Clifford (2022–23) [1] |
| Area | 1,235 km2 (477 sq mi) |
| • Ranked | 41st of 48 |
| Population (2021) | 669,338 |
| • Ranked | 36th of 48 |
| Density | 542/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | 86.3% White 8.3% S.Asian 2.9% Black |
| Districts | |
 Districts of Bedfordshire Unitary | |
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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 (258,018)[2] and Bedford (106,940).[3] Its highest elevation point is 243 metres (797 ft) on Dunstable Downs in the Chilterns.[4]