Bedfordshire is a
county in
England. Its
county town is
Bedford.
The county has a population of around 515,000 and covers
123,465 hectares (305,088) acres. It borders onto
Cambridgeshire,
Northamptonshire,
Milton Keynes,
Luton,
Buckinghamshire and
Hertfordshire. Luton was the largest town in the shire until 1997 when it was made a
unitary local authority.
Towns and villages
Places of interest