Biddenham

Biddenham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, located around 2 miles west of Bedford town centre near the A428 road. It forms part of the wider Bedford urban area.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bedford railway station and Bedford Castle.

Bedford railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bedford railway station is the larger of two railway stations in the town of Bedford, in Bedfordshire, England. It is on the Midland Main Line, which connects London St Pancras with the East Midlands, and is the terminus of the Marston Vale line between Bletchley and Bedford St Johns.

Bedford Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bedford Castle was a large medieval castle in Bedford, England. Built after 1100 by Henry I, the castle played a prominent part in both the civil war of the Anarchy and the First Barons' War.

The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum

Museum

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The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum is the principal art gallery and museum in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, run by Bedford Borough Council and the trustees of the Cecil Higgins Collection.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kempston and Brickhill.

Kempston

Town

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Kempston is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, situated around 2 miles south-west of Bedford town centre. It had a population of 19,330 in the 2011 census, and forms part of the wider Bedford built-up area.

Brickhill

Suburb

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Brickhill is a civil parish and electoral ward within northern Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. The boundaries of Brickhill are approximately Kimbolton Road to the east, Bedford Park and the old Bedford cemetery to the south, with Cemetery Hill and the Manton Heights Industrial Estate to the west. Brickhill is situated 2½ miles northeast of Biddenham.