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Roxton

Roxton

Roxton is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, , England about 7 miles north-east of the county town of . The 2011 census gives the population of Roxton as 348.
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Photo: Dennis Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 348 residents
  • Description: village in Bedford, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Roxton, Bedfordshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Congregational Chapel and Gannocks Castle.

Church
Photo: Dennis Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Archaeological site
is located in the village of , in the county of , . It is located 6 miles east of and 9 miles east of .

Work of art
Photo: Ajay Tegala, CC BY-SA 2.0.
forms the junction between the A1 and A421 in , England, just south of . It has been reconstructed twice since 2000 and, as of 2024, a third reconstruction is underway to completely replace it with a free-flowing junction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tempsford and Wyboston.

Village
Photo: Michael Trolove, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the district of the county of , England, about 7 miles east north-east of the county town of .

Village
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is a village in the English county of , close to the town of and the border. The eastern part of the village is dominated by the A1 Great North Road. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Roxton.

Hamlet
Photo: Simon Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet located in the county of . At the 2011 Census, the population of the hamlet was included in the civil parish of . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Roxton.

Roxton

Latitude
52.17629° or 52° 10′ 35″ north
Longitude
-0.31543° or 0° 18′ 56″ west
Population
348
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
Open location code
9C4X5MGM+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 385444388
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2639029
Wiki­data ID
Q1521630
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Roxton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “روكستون (بيدفوردشير)”
  • Arabic: “روكستون”
  • Cebuano: “Roxton (distrito sa Hiniusang Gingharian)”
  • Cebuano: “Roxton”
  • Chinese: “Roxton”
  • Dutch: “Roxton”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “روكستون”
  • French: “Roxton”
  • Irish: “Roxton”
  • Ladin: “Roxton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Roxton (Bedfordshire)”
  • Persian: “راکستون، بدفوردشر”
  • Polish: “Roxton”
  • Russian: “Рокстон”
  • Swedish: “Roxton, Bedfordshire”
  • Swedish: “Roxton”
  • Turkish: “Roxton, Bedfordshire”
  • Welsh: “Roxton, Swydd Bedford”
  • Welsh: “Roxton”
  • “Roxton”

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Highlights include Church Farmhouse and St Mary Magdalene (Roxton Parish Church).

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