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Shortstown

Shortstown is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of Bedford, on a ridge above the River Great Ouse, originally called Tinkers Hill. The ridge overlooks Harrowden to the north and Cotton End to the south. The village name is taken from Short Brothers. The Admiralty established an airship works for the company in 1916. The company pulled out of…

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Ambulance
East of England
Area
0.905 km2 (0.349 sq mi)
Ceremonial county
Bedfordshire
Civil parish
Shortstown
Country
England
Dialling code
01234

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Shortstown

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples85
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

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Shortstown

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related to history · 13
Shortstown → Airship Works, Before, From, Grade II, Harrowden, In, R100, R101, RAF Cardington, Short Brothers, The, Tinker's Hill, Windmill Hill
related to Shortstown today · 13
Shortstown → A600, Although Bellway Homes, Centenary Reunion, Eastcotts Green, Housing Associations, In May, June, New Cardington, November, Over, September, Shortstown Fun Day, Since
related to External links · 11
Shortstown → Archived, CS1, January, Land, March, PDF, Retrieved, Shortstown Heritage, Shortstown Parish Council, Shortstown Population, URL
related to RAF Cardington · 11
Shortstown → Balloon Development Establishment, Cardington, However, In, NCOs, RAF, RAF's, Royal Airship Works, Shortstown Club, The Royal Airship Works, Throughout
related to Geology · 9
Shortstown → Cotton End, Forest, Jurassic, Marston Vale, Oxford Clay Formation, Shocott Spring, The, There, This
related to Education · 8
Shortstown → Mr Evans, New Cardington, September, Shortstown County Primary School, Shortstown Lower School, Shortstown Primary School, The, This
Ambulance · 1
Shortstown → East of England
Area · 1
Shortstown → 0.905 km2 (0.349 sq mi)
Ceremonial county · 1
Shortstown → Bedfordshire
Civil parish · 1
Shortstown → Shortstown

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cardington airship built village works new short eastcotts civil parish brothers area shorts building site now part development school called

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ShortstownAmbulanceEast of England1.00infobox
ShortstownArea0.905 km2 (0.349 sq mi)1.00infobox
ShortstownCeremonial countyBedfordshire1.00infobox
ShortstownCivil parishShortstown1.00infobox
ShortstownCountryEngland1.00infobox
ShortstownDialling code012341.00infobox
ShortstownDistrictBedford1.00infobox
ShortstownFireBedfordshire1.00infobox
ShortstownOS grid referenceTL0725941.00infobox
ShortstownPoliceBedfordshire1.00infobox
ShortstownPopulation2,392 (2016 Census)1.00infobox
ShortstownPost townBEDFORD1.00infobox
ShortstownPostcode districtMK421.00infobox
ShortstownRegionEast1.00infobox
ShortstownSovereign stateUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
ShortstownUK ParliamentNorth Bedfordshire1.00infobox
ShortstownUnitary authorityBedford Borough Council1.00infobox
ShortstownWebsiteShortstown Parish Council1.00infobox
Shortstown• Density2,643/km2 (6,850/sq mi)1.00infobox
Shortstownis avillage and civil parish on the outskirts of Bedford0.90text

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