Kempston

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bedford railway station and Bedford St Johns railway station.

Bedford railway station

Railway station

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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 St Johns railway station

Railway station

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Bedford St Johns is one of two railway stations in Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, on the Marston Vale Line linking Bletchley and Bedford. It is unstaffed and is operated by London Northwestern Railway.

Moot Hall

Museum

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The Moot Hall, also known as the Green House, is a medieval structure on The Green in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England. The structure, which currently operates as a museum, is a Grade II* listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kempston Hardwick and Wootton.

Kempston Hardwick

Hamlet

Photo: Dennis simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kempston Hardwick is a small hamlet on the edge of the town of Kempston in Bedfordshire, England. Historically it was one of the hamlets or "ends" scattered across the parish of Kempston.

Wootton

Village

Wootton is a large village and civil parish, southwest of Bedford, in Bedfordshire, England. The village includes the areas of Bott End, Church End, Hall End, Keeley Green and Mount Pleasant.

Kempston

Type: Locality
Location: Bedford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.1168° or 52° 7′ 0″ north

Longitude

-0.4996° or 0° 29′ 58″ west

Elevation

115 feet (35 metres)

Open location code

9C4X4G82+P5

GeoNames ID

7301693

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