Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire | |
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Unitary Authority | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East of England |
Ceremonial county | Bedfordshire |
Founded | 1 April 2009 |
Admin. HQ | Chicksands |
Government | |
• Type | Unitary authority |
• Body | Central Bedfordshire Council |
• Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
• Executive: | Conservative |
• MPs: | Richard Fuller (C) Nadine Dorries (C) Andrew Selous (C) |
Area | |
• Total | 276.3 sq mi (715.7 km2) |
Area rank | 53rd |
Population (mid-2019 est.) | |
• Total | 288,648 |
• Rank | Ranked 46th |
• Density | 1,000/sq mi (400/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
ONS code | 00KC (ONS) E06000056 (GSS) |
Ethnicity | 97.3% White |
Website | centralbedfordshire.gov.uk |
Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created in 2009.
Formation[]
Central Bedfordshire was created on 1 April 2009 as part of a structural reform of local government in Bedfordshire. The Bedfordshire County Council and all the district councils in the county were abolished, with new unitary authorities created providing the services which had been previously delivered by both the district and county councils. Central Bedfordshire was created covering the area of the former Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire Districts.[1][2]
The local authority is called Central Bedfordshire Council.
Towns and villages[]
Central Bedfordshire comprises a mix of market towns and rural villages. The largest town is Dunstable, which along with neighbouring Houghton Regis forms part of the Luton/Dunstable urban area. Central Bedfordshire includes the following towns and villages.
- Ampthill
- Arlesey
- Aspley Guise
- Barton-le-Clay
- Biggleswade
- Blunham
- Broom
- Caddington
- Campton
- Clifton
- Clophill
- Chalton
- Chicksands
- Cranfield
- Dunstable
- Dunton
- Eaton Bray
- Eversholt
- Fairfield
- Flitton
- Flitwick
- Greenfield
- Harlington
- Haynes
- Heath and Reach
- Henlow
- Higham Gobion
- Houghton Conquest
- Houghton Regis
- Husborne Crawley
- Kensworth
- Langford
- Leighton Buzzard
- Lidlington
- Linslade
- Marston Moretaine
- Maulden
- Millbrook
- Northill
- Old Warden
- Pepperstock
- Potton
- Pulloxhill
- Ridgmont
- Sandy
- Shefford
- Silsoe
- Shillington
- Slip End
- Southill
- Stanford
- Steppingley
- Stotfold
- Sutton
- Tebworth
- Tempsford
- Toddington
- Westoning
- Wingfield
- Wixams (partially)
- Woburn
- Woodside
Premises[]
The new council inherited offices at Priory House (built 2006) in Chicksands from Mid Bedfordshire District Council, and the South Bedfordshire District Council offices (built 1989) in Dunstable. Priory House acts as the council's headquarters, whilst the former South Bedfordshire offices were renamed Watling House and continue to be used as office space by the council.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ The local authority is called Central Bedfordshire Council."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/907/note/made Archived 5 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine - The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008
External links[]
- Central Bedfordshire District
- Local government districts of Bedfordshire
- Unitary authority districts of England
- English unitary authorities created in 2009
- Local government in Bedfordshire