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Kempston

Kempston

Kempston is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, , , situated around 2 miles south-west of town centre. It had a population of 19,330 in the 2011 census, and forms part of the wider Bedford built-up area.
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  • Type: Town with 20,000 residents
  • Description: town and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England
  • Also known as: “Kempston Urban” and “Kempston, Bedfordshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Transfiguration and Grange Academy.

Church
Photo: Alex.brad, CC BY-SA 4.0.

School
is a coeducational special school located in Kempston, , . The school accepts pupils between the ages of 5 and 16 years with Moderate Learning Difficulties from all over the Borough of Bedford.

Museum
Photo: Shritwod, Public domain.
The , also known as the Green House, is a medieval structure on The Green in , , England. The structure, which currently operates as a museum, is a Grade II* listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Great Denham and Elstow.

Village
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish located in , England, on the western outskirts of . The village is the location of Bedford Golf Course.

Village
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, , England, about 2 miles south of town centre.

Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in , England, located around 2 miles west of town centre near the A428 road. It forms part of the wider Bedford urban area. is situated 1½ miles north of Kempston.

Kempston

Latitude
52.1192° or 52° 7′ 9″ north
Longitude
-0.49302° or 0° 29′ 35″ west
Population
20,000
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
9C4X4G94+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 35143455
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2645831
Wiki­data ID
Q165486
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Kempston” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Kempston”
  • Basque: “Kempston”
  • Bengali: “কেম্পস্টন”
  • Cebuano: “Kempston (kapital sa distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Kempston”
  • Chinese: “Kempston”
  • Chinese: “坎普斯頓”
  • Chinese: “坎普斯顿”
  • Dutch: “Kempston”
  • French: “Kempston”
  • German: “Kempston”
  • Gujarati: “કેમ્પસ્ટન”
  • Irish: “Kempston”
  • Italian: “Kempston”
  • Japanese: “ケンプストン”
  • Kannada: “ಕೆಂಪ್ಸ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “켐프 스턴”
  • Ladin: “Kempston”
  • Lithuanian: “Kempstonas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kempston”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kempston”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kempston”
  • Norwegian: “Kempston”
  • Persian: “کمپستون”
  • Polish: “Kempston”
  • Portuguese: “Kempston”
  • Romanian: “Kempston”
  • Russian: “Кемпстон”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کمپستون”
  • Spanish: “Kempston”
  • Swedish: “Kempston”
  • Tamil: “கவுண்டி டர்ஹாம்”
  • Telugu: “కెంప్స్టోన్”
  • Turkish: “Kempston”
  • Urdu: “کیمپسٹن”
  • Volapük: “Kempston”
  • Welsh: “Kempston”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kempston”. Photo: Simonxag, Public domain.