Everton, Bedfordshire
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Everton is a small village and civil parish located in north Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....

, England
England
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. Everton has no shop but is home to a pub, local church, and a lower school. There is a large recreation ground
Recreation Ground
A recreation ground is a type of park.Recreation Ground is the name of the following stadiums in the United Kingdom:*Recreation Ground , the home ground of Aldershot Town F.C., located in Aldershot, England...

 which contains both full-sized and five-a-side football pitches, a basketball net, and a fenced in play area.

The village is situated on top of Tempsford Hill on the Greensand Ridge Walk and is close to RAF Tempsford
RAF Tempsford
RAF Tempsford in Bedfordshire, England was perhaps the most secret Royal Air Force airfield in World War II. It was home to the Special Duties Squadrons, No. 138, which dropped Special Operations Executive agents and their supplies into occupied Europe, and No...

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St Mary's Church as it exists now is substantially 12th Century although the tower, nave clerestory and south porch are 15th Century.

The pub is the Thornton Arms.

The school is Everton Lower School.

This is not the home of Everton FC - a Premier League football club based in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

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