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BedfordshireCounty of south central England (since April 1997 Luton has been a separate unitary authority). Area1,192 sq km/460 sq miTowns and citiesBedford (administrative headquarters), DunstablePhysicalthe Great Ouse River and its tributary, the Ivel; the county is low lying with the Chiltern Hills in the southwestFeaturesWhipsnade Wild Animal Park, near Dunstable (200 ha/494 acres), belonging to the London Zoological Society; Woburn Abbey(18th century), seat of the duke of Bedford; Cranfield Institute of TechnologyAgriculturecereals (especially wheat and barley); vegetablesIndustriesagricultural machinery; cement manufacture (using local chalk); clay; electrical goods; gravel; motor vehicles and parts; packaging; sand; brickworks at StewartbyPopulation(2001) 381,600Famous peopleJohn Bunyan, John Howard, Joseph Paxton
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