Bedfordshire

[ bed-ferd-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈbɛd fərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a county in central England. 477 sq. mi. (1235 sq. km).

Also called Bedford, Beds.

Example sentences from the Web for bedfordshire

The richest were those obtained in Cambridge, while those got from Bedfordshire were about the poorest.

Manures and the principles of manuring |Charles Morton Aikman
It reminds me of our summer flowers and berries at home in Bedfordshire and of the heavy dews that fall on them.

A Book of Quaker Saints |Lucy Violet Hodgkin
We have seen how in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire the sokemen have fared ill; but still some are left there.

Domesday Book and Beyond |Frederic William Maitland
The only existing structure at all recalling the ancient baptisteries in English churches is found at Luton in Bedfordshire.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 |Various

The first out-door meeting I held was in a small village in Bedfordshire.

Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow |Eliza R. Snow Smith

British Dictionary definitions for bedfordshire

Bedfordshire

/ (ˈbɛdfədˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

a county of S central England, administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the south: the geographical county includes Luton, which became a separate unitary authority in 1997. Area (excluding Luton): 1192 sq km (460 sq miles) Abbreviation: Beds

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