Kensworth
Kensworth is a village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish is located on the edge of Dunstable Downs, and includes the hamlets of California and Kensworth Lynch.- Type: Village with 1,460 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, UK
- Also known as: “Kensworth, Bedfordshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whipsnade Zoo and Whipsnade Tree Cathedral.
Whipsnade Zoo
Zoo
Whipsnade Zoo, formerly known as ZSL Whipsnade Zoo and Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, is a zoo located in Whipsnade, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. Whipsnade Zoo is situated 2 miles west of Kensworth.
Whipsnade Tree Cathedral
Nature reserve
Whipsnade Tree Cathedral is a 9.5-acre garden in the village of Whipsnade in Bedfordshire, England. It is planted in the approximate form of a cathedral, with grass avenues for nave, chancel, transepts, chapels and cloisters and "walls" of different species of trees. Whipsnade Tree Cathedral is situated 1½ miles west of Kensworth.
Dunstable Downs
Peak
Dunstable Downs are part of the Chiltern Hills, in southern Bedfordshire, England; and are located near the town of Dunstable. They are a chalk escarpment forming the north-eastern reaches of the Chilterns. Dunstable Downs is situated 2 miles northwest of Kensworth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holywell and Whipsnade.
Holywell
Village
Holywell is a village located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The settlement is close to Whipsnade and Studham, and Holywell forms part of the Studham civil parish.
Whipsnade
Village
Whipsnade is a small village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, about 2+1⁄2 miles south-south-west of Dunstable on the top of the Dunstable Downs, which drop away steeply to the south of the village.
Studham
Village
Studham is a village and civil parish in the county of Bedfordshire. It has a population of 1,182. The parish bounds to the south of the Buckinghamshire border, and to the east is the Hertfordshire border.
Kensworth
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Kensworth, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.85049° or 51° 51′ 2″ north
Longitude
-0.50098° or 0° 30′ 4″ west
Population
1,460
Elevation
617 feet (188 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB KWT
Open location code
9C3XVF2X+5J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Kensworth” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنسورته”
- Basque: “Kensworth”
- Cebuano: “Kensworth”
- Chinese: “Kensworth”
- Dutch: “Kensworth”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنسورته”
- French: “Kensworth”
- Irish: “Kensworth”
- Italian: “Kensworth”
- Kurdish: “Kensworth”
- Ladin: “Kensworth”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Kensworth”
- Persian: “کنزورث”
- Polish: “Kensworth”
- Spanish: “Kensworth”
- Swedish: “Kensworth”
- Turkish: “Kensworth”
- Urdu: “کینز ورتھ”
- Welsh: “Kensworth”
- “Kensworth”
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