Bedfordshire
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Bedfordshire
- Ampthill
A site full of information about Ampthill, including historical images of the town.
http://www.ampthill.org.uk
- Bedford to Milton Keynes Canal
Latest info on the proposals for the new canal to be built between Bedford and Milton Keynes. Make your views known as a local resident, cyclist or walker.
http://www.b-mkwaterway.org.uk
- Bedfordshire History
Learn about the history of Bedfordshire through articles about agriculture, airfields, archeology, castles, churches, customs and folklore, disasters, geology, ghosts, historic houses, monuments, pubs, railways, royal visits, streets, windmills and many other fascinating subjects.
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk[subjects]
- Bedfordshire People
Did you know that Catherine of Aragon once lived in Ampthill? Find out about all the famous people who have lived in Bedfordshire.
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk[people]
- Bedfordshire Schools
Information about Bedfordshire Schools, plus links to school Web sites.
http://www.schools.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ssites.htm
- Bedfordshire Towns and Villages
Pictures of the towns and villages of Bedfordshire.
http://www.countyviews.com
- Bedfordshire Towns and Villages
Timelines, digitised resources, newspaper articles - lots of info about towns in Bedfordshire, including Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Flitwick, Kempston, Biggleswade, Ampthill, Houghton Regis, Barton, Toddington, Wootton, Shefford, Caddington and lots of the villages.
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk[places]
- Clutch Club
60 local studies projects on aspects of life in Beds, Bucks and South Northants, created by parents working with local schools.
http://clutch.open.ac.uk
- English School of Falconry
Lots of photos and info about falcons, eagles, owls and buzzards. Also details of the English School of Falconry and Bird of Prey Conservation Centre, based in Bedfordshire.
http://www.birdsofpreycentre.co.uk
- Famous People - Bedfordshire
John Bunyan, Catherine of Aragon, Queen Eleanor
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk[people]
- Flitwick Moor
The largest area of wetland in Bedfordshire, Flitwick Moor, is renowned for it's rare plants and animals.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/[flitwick_moor_feature].shtml
- Forest of Marston Vale
Join the Marvals and learn more about the forest and its inhabitants. The site contains poetry, colouring in sheets and more.
http://www.marstonvale.org/marvals
- Forest of Marston Vale
Click on a link to find out about different aspects of work in the forest and its history.
http://www.marstonvale.org/index.html
- Historical Maps
Search for old maps of your town or village here.
http://www.old-maps.co.uk
- Italians in Bedford
A Guardian Special Report on the history of Italian Bedford
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1692626,00.html
- Leighton Buzzard Railway
One of the largest narrow gauge railways in the country.
http://www.btinternet.com/~buzzrail
- Leighton Buzzard and area War Memorials
Photos, descriptions and inscriptions of the war memorials in Leighton Buzzard, Linslade, Heath and Reach, Stanbridge, Billington and Egginton
http://www.leighton-linslade.com/wars/index.html
- Leighton Linslade Past Times
A history of the twin towns of Leighton Buzzard and Linslade. Full of information on things like the name of the town, war memorials, the town crest, people who have lived in Leighton Buzzard, population statistics and a lot more.
http://www.leighton-linslade.com/
- Leighton Linslade Virtual Museum
Find out all about Leighton Buzzard, its buildings and the people who lived there.
http://www.leighton-museum.org.uk/index.html
- Museum's £350,000 deal for coin
A gold coin found in Biggleswade has become the most expensive coin ever purchased. It is to be displayed in the British Museum as from 9th February
http://news.bbc.co.uk/[goldcoin].stm
- Putnoe
Learn about Putnoe's history, how it got its name and which famous people have lived here. Click on History in the side navigation to find out about Putnoe since the Roman times.
http://www.putnoe.co.uk/
- Shuttleworth Collection
Click on Shuttleworth collection in the top navigation bar. Excellent collection of vintage aircraft, cars and other vehicles.
http://www.shuttleworth.org/
- Stondon Transport Museum
Vintage vehicles with good photographs.
http://www.transportmuseum.co.uk
- The Rocks of Bedfordshire
Diagram of the better known rocks of Bedfordshire from Bedford Museum Site. Click on a rock to find out more about chalk, gault clay, Ampthill clay, Oxford Clay and cornbrash.
http://www.bedfordmuseum.org/collections/geology/geology.htm
- Up My Street
Put in a postcode to search for a map or local information.
http://www.upmystreet.com
- Victorian Crime and Punishment
Learn about Bedford Goal and the prisoners it housed. Includes biographies of offenders, some as young as 10 years old!
http://vcp.e2bn.org/index.php
- Victorians in Bedford
Bedford Victorian Super Sleuth Trail for Children.
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/[victorians in bedford]
- Woburn Abbey
Learn about Woburn Abbey, the village and what's happening.
http://www.woburnabbey.co.uk
Page last updated: 1 December 2008
