Borough of Bedford
Borough of Bedford | |
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Location in Bedfordshire |
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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 .
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- Population of England and Wales on June 30, 2012 ( ZIP ; 832 kB)
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Coordinates: 52 ° 8 ′ N , 0 ° 28 ′ W