- Campton, Bedfordshire
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.029longitude= -0.358
official_name= Campton
population = 2,140(est.) [ [http://www.bedscc.gov.uk/BedsCC/SDimr2.nsf/Web/Thepage/Population+Estimates+and+Forecasts+2005 Bedfordshire County Council: Population Estimates and Forecasts 2005] .]
shire_district=Mid Bedfordshire
shire_county =Bedfordshire
region= East of Englandconstituency_westminster= Mid Bedfordshire
post_town= SHEFFORD
postcode_district=SG17
postcode_area=SG
dial_code= 01462
os_grid_reference= TL0523Campton is a village in the
Mid Bedfordshire district ofBedfordshire ,England . It is part of thecivil parish ofCampton and Chicksands with the nearbyChicksands . It is about nine miles (15km) south ofBedford , and is about nine miles north-west fromLetchworth and sits on a tributary of theRiver Ivel It is just to the west of Shefford. At the centre of the village of is the 13th century All Saints' Church.Chicksands is to the north of the village, and consists almost entirely of the woodedChicksands Priory estate. It was used as an American military base until 1995 and is now used as the British Intelligence & Security Centre (since 1997.For local government purposes it forms part of
Mid Bedfordshire District council and is within the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency, whose MP is currentlyNadine Dorries of the Conservative Party.References
External links
* [http://www.camptonandchicksands.org.uk/ Parish website]
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