Keysoe
Encyclopedia
Keysoe is a village located in the Bedford Borough
of Bedfordshire
, England
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Historically part of the Stodden hundred in Bedfordshire, part of Keysoe was originally located in Huntingdonshire
. Today the village forms part of the Bolnhurst and Keysoe
civil parish
.
The College Equestrian Centre is based in Keysoe. The centre is a club and venue for horse sport
events and training.
Bedford (borough)
Bedford is a unitary authority with the status of a borough in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. Its council is based at Bedford, which is also the county town of Bedfordshire. The borough contains a single urban area, the 69th largest in the United Kingdom that comprises Bedford and...
of 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
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Historically part of the Stodden hundred in Bedfordshire, part of Keysoe was originally located in Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
. Today the village forms part of the Bolnhurst and Keysoe
Bolnhurst and Keysoe
Bolnhurst and Keysoe is a civil parish in the Bedford borough of Bedfordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 734. The parish includes the villages of Bolnhurst and Keysoe, and the hamlet of Keysoe Row. The parish is located about eight miles north of...
civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
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The College Equestrian Centre is based in Keysoe. The centre is a club and venue for horse sport
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
events and training.
Notable residents
- Edward Hull, illustratorIllustratorAn Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
and watercolour painterWatercolor paintingWatercolor or watercolour , also aquarelle from French, is a painting method. A watercolor is the medium or the resulting artwork in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-soluble vehicle...
, born in Keysoe in 1823 - William HullWilliam Hull (artist)William Hull was a well-known watercolour landscape and still-life painter, illustrator and etcher, who exhibited at the Royal Academy in London.-Life and work:...
, watercolour painter who lived in Keysoe during the 1820s