Whipsnade

Whipsnade

infobox UK place
official_name = Whipsnade
country = England
region = East of England
population = 457 (2001 census)
os_grid_reference = TL010179
latitude = 51.8509
longitude = -0.5349
post_town = DUNSTABLE
postcode_area = LU
postcode_district = LU6
dial_code = 01582
constituency_westminster = South West Bedfordshire
shire_district = South Bedfordshire
shire_county = Bedfordshire

Whipsnade is a small village in the county of Bedfordshire. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, about 2.5 miles South-South-West of Dunstable. It is the home of Whipsnade Tree Cathedral, as well as the famous ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.


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