Bidwell, Bedfordshire
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Bidwell is a hamlet
located next to Houghton Regis
in Bedfordshire
, England
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Originally a small rural settlement, the southern part of Bidwell has been largely merged into the wider Houghton Regis area over the years. However the northern part of Bidwell still opens out onto open countryside. It is therefore on the very edge of the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area
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Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
located next to Houghton Regis
Houghton Regis
Houghton Regis is a town and civil parish sandwiched between the major towns of Luton to the east and Dunstable to the west. The parish includes the ancient hamlets of Bidwell, Thorn and Sewell...
in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Originally a small rural settlement, the southern part of Bidwell has been largely merged into the wider Houghton Regis area over the years. However the northern part of Bidwell still opens out onto open countryside. It is therefore on the very edge of the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area
Luton/Dunstable Urban Area
The Luton/Dunstable Urban Area according to the Office for National Statistics is the conurbation including the settlements of Luton, Dunstable and Houghton Regis....
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