Keysoe

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

Keysoe is a village in the civil parish of Bolnhurst and Keysoe, in the Bedford borough of Bedfordshire, England. The Church of St Mary the Virgin is located in the village.

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
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

Keysoe was an ancient parish in the Stodden hundred of Bedfordshire. In 1934 the civil parish was merged with the neighbouring parish of Bolnhurst to become a new parish called Bolnhurst and Keysoe.^[1] At the 1931 census (the last before the abolition of the parish), Keysoe had a population of 432.^[2]

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