Harrold
Harrold is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in Bedfordshire, England, nine miles north-west of Bedford on the north bank of the River Great Ouse, close to the county boundaries of Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire.Places of Interest
Highlights include Harrold-Odell Country Park and Church of St Mary.
Harrold-Odell Country Park
Park
Photo: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Harrold-Odell Country Park is a 59.3 hectare Country park and Local Nature Reserve between the villages of Odell and Harrold in Bedfordshire. It is owned and managed by Bedford Borough Council, and it has a cafe, toilets and an information room.
Church of St Mary
Church
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Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed church in Carlton, Bedfordshire, England.
Odell Great Wood
Forest
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Odell Great Wood is an ancient woodland and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Odell in Bedfordshire. Located around the centre of the parish of Odell, the site was described by Natural England as "in many respects the best example in Bedfordshire" of wet ash-maple woodland, and in historical sources as "the noblest wood in this county".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carlton and Lavendon.
Carlton
Village
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Carlton is a village in the civil parish of Carlton and Chellington, in the Bedford borough of Bedfordshire, England. The River Great Ouse runs just to the north of the village.
Lavendon
Village
Photo: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lavendon is a village and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is the northernmost village in the Milton Keynes UA and South East England, near Olney, about 8 miles WNW of Bedford and 9 miles NNE of Central Milton Keynes. Lavendon is situated 2½ miles southwest of Harrold.
Chellington
Village
Photo: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chellington is a village in the civil parish of Carlton and Chellington, in the Bedford borough of Bedfordshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles north-west of Bedford town centre.
Harrold
- Type: Locality
- Location: Bedford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.2044° or 52° 12′ 16″ northLongitude
-0.6358° or 0° 38′ 9″ westElevation
279 feet (85 metres)Open location code
9C4X6937+QMGeoNames ID
7300486
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