Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of its urban area, including Kempston and Biddenham, was 106,940. Bedford is also the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford, a unitary authority that includes a significant rural area.
Clockwise from the top left: Bedford Castle Mound, Westbourne Road Mosque in the Queens Park area, Shire Hall, Bedford Town Bridge, Priory Lake, St Paul's Church and Britannia Iron Works former entrance
Old Town Hall, Bedford
River Great Ouse at Town Bridge, Bedford looking towards St Paul's Church and the Swan Hotel.
St Paul's Church
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county in the East of England. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Hertfordshire to the south and the south-east, and Buckinghamshire to the west. The largest settlement is Luton (225,262), and Bedford is the county town.
Image: Five Knolls Barrow Cemetery View, Dunstable, Bedfordshire View 1
Image: Riverside Bridge at Bedford (geograph 5547742)
Image: Wrest Park Bedfordshire, England DSC08317
Luton Hoo