Bedford
Bedford
Bedford is a county town in Bedfordshire, England. It is situated on the River Great Ouse.
The town was founded in the 9th century, and it has been an important center of trade and commerce ever since.
Today, Bedford is a thriving market town with a wide variety of businesses and industries. It is also home to a number of cultural attractions, including the Bedford Museum, the Odeon Cinema, and the Royal Bedfordshire Regiment Museum.
Created: 17 May 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Bedford
River Great Ouse Details
River Great Ouse
River Great Ouse is a river in Bedfordshire
River Great Ouse is 230 Km long and has been heavily modified by industry in the past.
Shopping in Bedford
St Johns Retail Park Castle, Bedford
St Johns Retail Park retail park
Alban Retail Park Cauldwell, Bedford
Alban Retail Park retail park
Interchange Retail Park Kempston, Bedford
Interchange Retail Park retail park
Saxon Centre Kempston, Bedford
Saxon Centre retail park
Tesco Goldington, Bedford
Tesco retail park
Lidl Rope Walk, Fenlake
Lidl supermarket
Euro Stores Stanley Street, Harpur
Euro Stores supermarket
Costcutter 104, 106
Costcutter supermarket
Londis 39, Stanley Street
Londis supermarket
Aldi Westville Road, South End
Aldi supermarket
Essential Supermarket 10, Thurlow Street
Essential Supermarket supermarket
Super Euro Halal 17-21, Iddesleigh Road
Super Euro Halal supermarket
Ideal Supermarket 2, Greyfriars
Ideal Supermarket supermarket
Morrisons Ampthill Road, South End
Morrisons supermarket
Lidl 5, 7
Lidl supermarket
Local History around Bedford
There are some historic monuments around including:
Bedford Castle motte and baileyShrunken medieval village at Milton Ernest, BedfordshireStevington village crossYarl's Wood hermitage and moated siteEnclosures E of East End FarmBromham BridgeElstow Manor House (Remains of)Oakley churchyard crossSite of Newnham PrioryOval barrow 60m west of Ranworth Walk, 650m south west of Westfield SchoolThe Moot HallPaved ford 400yds (366m) SE of Kempston ChurchMowsbury Hill: slight univallate hillfort and medieval moated siteMavourn moated site, with associated fishponds, enclosures and deserted settlement siteMedieval lime kiln off Castle LaneKempston Hardwick moated siteBedford BridgeOakley BridgeRemains of the George InnBarrow and mortuary enclosure 1100m WNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex.Wildlife in and Around Bedford
Mammals found in Bedford
There have been 30 species of mammals recorded in the bedford area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) |
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Birds found in Bedford
There have been 238 species of birds recorded in the bedford area.
| African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) |
| Arctic Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) |
| Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus) |
