Bedfordshire

[ bed-ferd-sheer, -sher ]

noun

1. a county in central England. 477 sq. mi. (1,235 sq. km).

Bedfordshire

/ -ʃə; ˈbɛdfədˌʃɪə /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

Moore was treated on his 100th birthday with a Royal Air Force flyby above his home in Bedfordshire, 50 miles north of London, as street art of his face began appearing around the country.

From Washington Post

In the year 1772 he obtained the rectory of Hockliffe in Bedfordshire, the first cure of souls he ever had.

From Project Gutenberg

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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