Thorn, Bedfordshire

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Thorn
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Thorn
Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference TL009249
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Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DUNSTABLE
Postcode district LU5
Dialling code 01582
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Fire Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
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51°54′51″N0°31′59″W / 51.9142°N 0.53318°W / 51.9142; -0.53318 Coordinates: 51°54′51″N0°31′59″W / 51.9142°N 0.53318°W / 51.9142; -0.53318

Thorn is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.

Hamlet (place) Small human settlement in a rural area

A hamlet is a small human settlement. In different jurisdictions and geographies, hamlets may be the size of a town, village or parish, be considered a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. The word and concept of a hamlet have roots in the Anglo-Norman settlement of England, where the old French hamlet came to apply to small human settlements. In British geography, a hamlet is considered smaller than a village and distinctly without a church.

Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority in England

Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created from the merger of Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire District Councils on 1 April 2009. With a budget of £500m the unitary council provides over a hundred services to a quarter of a million people, and is responsible for schools, social services, rubbish collection, roads, planning, leisure centres, libraries, care homes and more.

Bedfordshire County of England

Bedfordshire is a county in the East of England. It is a ceremonial county and a historic county, covered by three unitary authorities: Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, and Luton.

The settlement is located to the north of Bidwell and Houghton Regis, and to the south of Wingfield and Chalgrave.

Bidwell, Bedfordshire village in the United Kingdom

Bidwell is a hamlet located next to Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire, England.

Houghton Regis town in Central Bedfordshire, United Kindom

Houghton Regis is a small town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, East of England.

Wingfield, Bedfordshire village in the United Kingdom

Wingfield is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.


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