Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district. Bedford was founded at a ford on the River Great Ouse and is thought to have been the burial place of King Offa of Mercia, who is remembered for building Offa's Dyke on the Welsh border.
Bedford’s annual spring curbside yard waste collection begins the week of April 27. Pickup starts on your regular trash day, with one truck servicing the entire town throughout the week until all routes are complete.
Bedford, city, Bedford unitary authority, historic county of Bedfordshire, England, in the fertile valley of the River Ouse. A Roman fording station and a Saxon town (cemetery of Kempston), it was recaptured by the Anglo-Saxon sovereign Edward the Elder (ruled 899–924) from the Danes in 914.
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Located on the banks of the River Great Ouse, Bedford is the historic market town of Bedfordshire. This charming riverside town is situated centrally in the UK, surrounded by beautiful, peaceful and unspoilt countryside and within easy reach of London, Oxford and Cambridge.
LOYSBURG — The Everett boys and Northern Bedford girls had a sweep in a tri-meet of Bedford County and ICC opponents, Tuesday.
It is administered by Bedford Borough Council, a unitary authority. The council is based in Bedford, the borough's namesake and principal settlement, which is the county town of Bedfordshire. The Bedford built-up-area is the 71st largest in the United Kingdom and also includes Kempston and Biddenham. [3] .