Keysoe

This article is about the village. For the racehorse, see Keysoe (horse).

Keysoe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bolnhurst and Keysoe, in the Bedford district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 432.^[1] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished to form "Bolnhurst and Keysoe".^[2]

Keysoe
Parish church of St Mary
Keysoe Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference	TL076626
Civil parish	Bolnhurst and Keysoe
Unitary authority	Bedford
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BEDFORD
Postcode district	MK44
Dialling code	01234
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North East Bedfordshire
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52.25177°N 0.42469°W / 52.25177; -0.42469

Historically part of the Stodden hundred in Bedfordshire, part of Keysoe was originally located in Huntingdonshire.

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is located in the village.

The Keysoe International equestrian centre is based in Keysoe. The centre is a club and venue for horse sport events and training. The venue was used by equestrian teams training for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics.^[3] 15 teams from around the world used Bedford Borough as their training base in preparation for the games.^[4]

Notable residents

• Edward Hull, illustrator and watercolour painter, born in Keysoe in 1823
• William Hull, watercolour painter who lived in Keysoe during the 1820s