Bedford
Bedford is a town and former independent city in the county of the same name in Central Virginia of the Southern United States of America. With an estimated population of 6,585 as of 2018, the town – which is the county seat of Bedford County – is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.Notable Places in the Area
National D-Day Memorial
Tourist attraction
The National D-Day Memorial is a war memorial located in Bedford, Virginia.
Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library
Museum
The Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library is the county museum and genealogical library for Bedford County, Virginia It was started in 1932 by the General William R. Photo: Truck writer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elks National Home
Building
English Meadows Elks Home is a retirement home and national historic district located at Bedford, Virginia. Photo: LeeG7144, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bedford
- Type: Independent city
- Description: town in Bedford County, Virginia, United States
- Category: town of Virginia
- Location: Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- Postal code: 24523
Latitude 37.3343° or 37° 20' 3.5" north | Longitude -79.5231° or 79° 31' 23.1" west |
Population 6560 | United Nations Location Code US XBY |
Elevation 1004 feet (306 metres) | GeoNames ID 4746265 |
Also Known As
- Arabic: Bedford, Virginia
- Bavarian: Bedford, Virginia
- Bavarian: Bedford
- Bishnupriya: বেডফোর্ড সিটি, ভার্জিনিয়া
- Cebuano: Bedford (kapital sa kondado sa Estados Unidos, Virginia)
- Cebuano: Bedford
- Chinese: 貝德福
- Chinese: 贝德福
- Dutch: Bedford
- English: Bedford, Virginia
- French: Bedford
- German: Bedford
- Haitian: Bedford, Vijini
- Haitian: Bedford
- Hungarian: Bedford
- Indonesian: Bedford, Virginia
- Italian: Bedford
- Japanese: ベッドフォード
- Korean: 베드퍼드
- Low German: Bedford
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): Bedford
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): Bēdesford, Virginia
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): Bēdesford
- Persian: بدفورد، ویرجینیا
- Polish: Bedford
- Portuguese: Bedford
- Russian: Бедфорд
- Serbian: Бедфорд
- Serbo-Croatian: Bedford, Virginia
- Serbo-Croatian: Bedford
- Slovak: Bedford
- South Azerbaijani: بدفورد، ویرجینیا
- Spanish: Bedford
- Swedish: Bedford, Virginia
- Swedish: Bedford
- Ukrainian: Бедфорд
- Urdu: بیڈفورڈ، ورجینیا
- Uzbek: Bedford
- Vietnamese: Bedford
- Volapük: Bedford
- Waray (Philippines): Bedford
- Welsh: Bedford, Virginia
- Bedford City
- Bedford Court House
- Liberty
- Liberty Court House
Other Places Named Bedford
- BedfordshireUnited Kingdom
- BedfordUnited Kingdom
- WestminsterUnited States
- BedfordUnited States
- BedfordUnited States
- BedfordUnited States
In the Area
Localities
- Town and CountryHamlet
- Northwood HeightsHamlet
- North HillsHamlet
- CentervilleHamlet
- Five ForksHamlet
- Big Otter MillHamlet
Landmarks
- Bedford City-County MuseumMuseum
- Bedford Historic DistrictPark
- Otey Street CemeteryCemetery
- Westgate Shopping CenterMall
- Longwood CemeteryCemetery
- Wingfield MountainSummit
Popular Destinations in Central Virginia
Escape to a Random Place
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