Kempston Rural

Kempston Rural is a civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in , England.
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  • Type: Locality with 2,720 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: Kempston Rural (civil parish), Bedfordshire” and “Kempston Rural, Bedfordshire

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bedfordshire Golf Club and Hanger Wood.

Golf course
is a golf club to the east of , , . Established in 1891, it is the oldest golf club in Bedfordshire. The club moved to Stagsden in 2000 where a new 18-hole course designed by Cameron Sinclair was built.

Forest
is an ancient woodland and Site of Special Scientific Interest in the parish of , , in the . Situated approximately 2⁄3 mile east of the village of Stagsden, the 24.12 hectares woodland was declared a SSSI in 1988, being described by Natural England as "one of the best remaining examples of wet ash-maple woodland in Bedfordshire".

Church
Church of St Leonard is a Grade I listed church in , , England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kempston and Kempston Hardwick.

Town
Photo: Simonxag, Public domain.
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. is situated 2 miles east of Kempston Rural.

Hamlet
is a small hamlet on the edge of the town of in , England. Historically it was one of the hamlets or "ends" scattered across the parish of Kempston. is situated 3 miles southeast of Kempston Rural.

Village
Photo: Ojw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in , England, situated around 3 miles west of Bedford town centre.

Kempston Rural

Latitude
52.1195° or 52° 7′ 10″ north
Longitude
-0.5458° or 0° 32′ 45″ west
Population
2,720
Elevation
144 feet (44 metres)
Open location code
9C4X4F93+RM
Geo­Names ID
7301695
Wiki­data ID
Q2295827
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Kempston Rural” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Kempston Rural
  • Chinese: Kempston Rural
  • Dutch: Kempston Rural
  • French: Kempston Rural
  • Irish: Kempston (Tuath)
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kempston Rural
  • Polish: Kempston Rural
  • Swedish: Kempston Rural
  • Turkish: Kempston Rural
  • Kempston Rural

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kempston West End and Wood End.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include BMI The Manor Hospital and The Bedford Great Denham Golf Village.

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About Mapcarta. 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 Rural”. Photo: Richard Schmidt, CC BY-SA 2.0.