Thorn, Bedfordshire
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Thorn is a hamlet
located in the Central Bedfordshire
district of Bedfordshire
, England
.
The settlement is located to the north of Bidwell
and Houghton Regis
, and to the south of Wingfield
and Chalgrave
.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
located in the Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created from the merger of Bedfordshire County Council, Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire on 1 April 2009...
district 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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The settlement is located to the north of Bidwell
Bidwell, Bedfordshire
Bidwell is a hamlet located next to Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire, England.Originally a small rural settlement, the southern part of Bidwell has been largely merged into the wider Houghton Regis area over the years. However the northern part of Bidwell still opens out onto open countryside. It is...
and Houghton Regis
Houghton Regis
Houghton Regis is a town and civil parish sandwiched between the major towns of Luton to the east and Dunstable to the west. The parish includes the ancient hamlets of Bidwell, Thorn and Sewell...
, and to the south of Wingfield
Wingfield, Bedfordshire
Wingfield is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.The settlement is close to Tebworth and Chalgrave, with the nearest town being Houghton Regis....
and Chalgrave
Chalgrave
thumb|left|Signpost for Chalgrave ParishChalgrave is a civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The hamlets of Tebworth and Wingfield are in the west of the parish, with the church and manor in the east. Nearby places are Toddington , Chalton , Houghton Regis ,...
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