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Bedfordshire
[ bed-ferd-sheer, -sher ]
noun
- a county in central England. 477 sq. mi. (1,235 sq. km).
Bedfordshire
/ -ʃə; ˈbɛdfədˌʃɪə /
noun
- a county of S central England, administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the south: the geographical county includes Luton, which became a separate unitary authority in 1997. Area (excluding Luton): 1192 sq km (460 sq miles) Beds
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In the year 1772 he obtained the rectory of Hockliffe in Bedfordshire, the first cure of souls he ever had.
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High Sheriff of Bedfordshire—visited many county and town jails.
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She was born on the last day of May, 1441, at a large manor in Bedfordshire.
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Yet a few months, and the quiet village of Toddington, in Bedfordshire, witnessed a still sadder funeral.
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We have seen how in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire the sokemen have fared ill; but still some are left there.
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