Bedfordshire
About Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county in the East of England. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Hertfordshire to the south-east and south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. The largest settlement is Luton.
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One of the main centres of coprolite mining was a place called Shillington in Bedfordshire. In the mid-19th century, its population doubled because loads of people flocked. It was a bit like the Gold Rush.
from 141: No Such Thing As Ancient Roman Pictionary, 2016-11-25 at 00:35:44 · read transcript
Other times Bedfordshire came up
Wow. Not having known each other. They've been in touch since then, and they became really good friends. The Times wrote about it. The Times said, Mrs. Arthur, who lives in Woburn in Bedfordshire, confirmed that the two descendants continue the family's tradition of kissing. Nice. It sounds like it's all an excuse for them to have an affair. I don't think that is an excuse at all. I think he said, I'm a descendant of Hardy.
303: No Such Thing As Suckling's Column, 2020-01-10 · listen
There's one in Stockport where the locals have said it's the worst Christmas tree in Britain. One of the residents says it's a disgusting tree that looks like it was found in a tip. The other one is in Kempston in Bedfordshire, which apparently is so weedy it has to be propped up by a lamppost, but I just love these stories because you just see them and they're just like the weediest, rubbishest tree ever. Yeah.
93: No Such Thing As A Christmas Treenis, 2015-12-25 · listen
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