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Revision as of 04:16, 30 March 2008

Bedfordshire County Map (source: Wikipedia)

Bedfordshire

County town: Bedford

Other major towns: Luton and Dunstable


The smallest of the 'Shire' counties, Bedfordshire has no cities but is home to the fine market towns of Bedford, Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard, Whipsnade Park Zoo near Dunstable, the chalky downs, and Woburn Abbey, the home of the Duke of Bedford. The north of the county was mainly agricultural and the south mostly industrial, especially in the town of Luton, which is famous for hat making.

Bedfordshire was the birthplace of John Bunyan, author of 'Pilgrim's Progress' which he wrote whilst imprisoned in Bedford jail.





Register Offices

Bedfordshire District Register Office

Pilgrim Centre
20 Brickhill Drive
Bedford
MK41 7PZ
Tel: 01234 290450

Use caution if you google for this office, the only result found has a link to order a certificate online through a third party certificate supplier. The cost is £25, to ensure you are not paying more than the usual £7 fee please contact the office direct

Luton Register Office

6 George St West
Luton
Tel: 01582 722603
email: registration@luton.gov.uk


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Links

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Countywide Interest

  • Local Ancestors ancestor pages for Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire


Specific Town and Village Interest


Maps and Photographs




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