Borough of Bedford

Borough of Bedford
Location in Bedfordshire
status	Borough
region	East of England
Administration County	Bedfordshire
Administrative headquarters	Bedford
surface	476.41 km²
Residents	171,623
was standing	June 30, 2018
ONS code	09UD
Website	www.bedford.gov.uk
founding	1974

Bedford is a Unitary Authority with borough status in Bedfordshire in England . A little more than half of the population lives in Bedford , the administrative center. Other significant locations are Eastcotts , Great Barford , Oakley , Stewartby , Turvey and Wootton .

Unlike most English counties, Bedford has a directly elected mayor.

The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 and was the result of the merger of the original Borough of Bedford , the Kempston Urban District and the Bedford Rural District . At first it was called Bedford District and had the Status District . By royal decree, the name was changed to North Bedfordshire in 1975 , and finally to the Borough of Bedford in 1992 .

Web links

• Population of England and Wales on June 30, 2012 ( ZIP ; 832 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mid 2018 Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Coordinates: 52 ° 8 ′  N , 0 ° 28 ′  W