Bedford
Bedford ( Engl. / Kelt. Birch for ford ) is the capital of the English county of Bedfordshire.
The 87 703 inhabitants, the city is the administrative center of the Borough of Bedford. The population has grown considerably in recent decades.
Bedford was the home and prison of the English novelist John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim 's Progress. The last execution in Britain also took place in the prison of Bedford. The River Great Ouse passes through the town center.
In Bedford, there is the largest settlement of Italian immigrants in the UK; In 2000, 10% of the population had Italian ancestors. This is the result of a strong guest worker recruitment in the early 1950s by the London Brick Company in the southern regions of Italy.
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- Harold Abrahams (1899-1978), British track and field athlete
- Ronnie Barker (1929-2005), British actor
- Frederick Gustavus Burnaby (1842-1885), British Military, traveler and writer
- Apsley Cherry - Garrard (1886-1959), British polar explorer
- Calum Davenport ( b. 1983 ), English footballer
- Gail Emms ( born 1977 ), British badminton player
- Trevor Huddleston (1913-1998), British Anglican Archbishop
- Andy Johnson ( born 1981 ), English footballer
- John Le Mesurier (1912-1983), British actor
- Brian Locking ( born 1940 ), British bass guitarist
- Jason Moore ( * 1988), British racing driver
- David Peach ( born 1951 ), former English footballer
- Carolyn Sampson ( born 1974 ), British singer
- Howard Hayes Scullard (1903-1983), British historian
- Matt Skelton (born 1967 ), British heavyweight boxer
- Jonathan Stroud (born 1970 ), British writer
- Pat Symonds ( born 1953 ), British motorsport engineer and manager
- Nick Tandy ( born 1984 ), British racing driver