Central Bedfordshire
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Central Bedfordshire covers a large area of countryside, market towns, and commuter settlements. Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard are the main towns, with attractions such as Whipsnade Zoo and the Grand Union Canal. The Chiltern Hills AONB provides scenic landscapes, while Ampthill, Biggleswade, and Flitwick add historic market town character. The district is defined by its rolling countryside, chalk hills, and wide mix of rural and suburban communities.
The local government for this district is: Central Bedfordshire Council (Unitary Authority).
Constituencies in Central Bedfordshire
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Hitchin
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Mid Bedfordshire
- North Bedfordshire
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Wards in Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire is divided into 31 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Ampthill
- Arlesey & Fairfield
- Aspley & Woburn
- Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe
- Biggleswade East
- Biggleswade West
- Caddington
- Clifton, Henlow & Langford
- Cranfield & Marston Moretaine
- Dunstable Central
- Dunstable East
- Dunstable North
- Dunstable South
- Dunstable West
- Eaton Bray
- Flitwick
- Heath & Reach
- Houghton Conquest & Haynes
- Houghton Regis East
- Houghton Regis West
- Leighton-Linslade North
- Leighton-Linslade South
- Leighton-Linslade West
- Meppershall & Shillington
- Northill
- Potton
- Sandy
- Shefford
- Stotfold
- Toddington
- Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield
Central Bedfordshire in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Central Bedfordshire is an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) East of England
- (ITL 2) ⇒ Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Central Bedfordshire
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.