- Stanbridge, Bedfordshire
infobox UK place
official_name = Stanbridge
country = England
region = East of England
population = 720 [Bedfordshire County Council, [http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/Statisticsandcensus/FactsAndFigures/PopulationEstimatesAndForecasts.aspx Population Estimates and Forecasts] , estimate for 2006.]
os_grid_reference = SP964241
latitude = 51.9076
longitude = -0.5992
post_town = LEIGHTON BUZZARD
postcode_area = LU
postcode_district = LU7
dial_code = 01525
constituency_westminster = South West Bedfordshire
shire_district =South Bedfordshire
shire_county =Bedfordshire Stanbridge is a
village inBedfordshire which lies convert|3|mi|km|0 east ofLeighton Buzzard .RAF Stanbridge was built on land that was in the neighbouring parish of Billington, [Ordnance Survey , "Bedfordshire Sheet XXVIII SE", Provisional Edition A, 1950.] but the town of Leighton Buzzard has now expanded over much of the base.The village has a traditional English country public house called "The Five Bells"
References
External links
* [http://www.stanbridge-tilsworth.com/councils_stan.htm Stanbridge Parish Council]
* [http://www.leighton-linslade.com Leighton-Linslade Past Times] (select a topic – What's in a name, Guided Tours (Churches; Pubs, Inns & Hotels), Trade Directories, Census, Local People (Wills), Manorial History, Impacts of Wars, Populations – then click on the "Stanbridge" tab)
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