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Bedfordshire

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Bedfordshire is a county in England that forms part of the East of England region.

Its county town is Bedford. It borders Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire (with the Borough of Milton Keynes) and Hertfordshire.

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[edit] Places, projects and networks

[edit] Marston Vale and New Marston

Shortlisted location for an Eco town. Up to 15,400 homes on a series of sites, including former industrial sites, along the east-west rail line to Stewartby and Millbrook. The scheme could include 2,000 affordable homes in an area of high affordability pressure. The New Marston proposal in Bedfordshire has been withdrawn, but the rival Marston Vale proposal remains on the shortlist, July 24 [1]

[edit] Topic links

The headings in this section provide links to some of the topics in the Ideas Bank. Click on the Ideas Bank link, or the category listing to see a full list of topics.

[edit] Transport

[edit] Waterways in the United Kingdom

The River Great Ouse links Bedfordshire to the Fenland waterways. As of 2004 there are plans to construct a canal linking the Great Ouse at Bedford to the Grand Union Canal at Milton Keynes, 23 km distant.[2]

[edit] References

  1. Communities and Local Government, July 24
  2. Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust



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