Tempsford
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 Church of St Peter |
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  Tempsford |
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| Population | 564 (2001) 590 (2011 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | TL164539 |
| Civil parish | Tempsford |
| Unitary authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Ceremonial county | Bedfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SANDY |
| Postcode district | SG19 |
| Dialling code | 01767 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | North East Bedfordshire |
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Coordinates: 52°10′03″N 0°17′53″W / 52.16748°N 0.29804°W
Tempsford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Bedfordshire.
The village is split by the A1 Great North Road and is located just before the junction with the A428 at the Black Cat Roundabout. To the east of the village is the site of the former RAF Tempsford airfield.
It was served by Tempsford railway station.
History
In 917 Tempsford was a fortified Danish burh where, following an unsuccessful attack on Bedford, the Battle of Tempsford took place. The Danes were defeated by an English army led by King Edward the Elder.[2]
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, ed. Michael Swanton, 2nd ed. (London 2000), pp. 101-2
External links
Media related to Tempsford at Wikimedia Commons
- Tempsford Stuart Memorial Village Hall
- Tempsford Village and Parish Council
- Map sources for Tempsford
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