Keysoe

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Keysoe
Bedfordshire

Brook End, Keysoe
Location
Grid reference: TL076626
Location: 52°15’6"N, 0°25’29"W
Data
Post town: Bedford
Postcode: MK44
Dialling code: 01234
Local Government
Council: Bedford
Parliamentary
constituency:
North East Bedfordshire

Keysoe is a little village in Bedfordshire, in the north of the county, amidst fine countryside. The northern end of the village, a little apart, is Brook End. The major features of the village are the parish church, west of the village, and the College Equestrian Centre.

Keysoe is strung along the B660 road which runs from Bedford to the south to Kimbolton in Huntingdonshire to the north. Keysoe’s neighbouring villages along this road are Pertenhall to the north and Keysoe Row to the south, beyond which is Bolnhurst (with which Keysoe and Keysoe Row share a civil parish).

The village is part of the Stodden Hundred of Bedfordshire.

Parish Church

The parish church is St Mary the Virgin, which stands a little apart from the village to the west.

The College Equestrian Centre

The College Equestrian Centre is based in Keysoe. The centre is a club and venue for horse sport events and training.

The venue was used by equestrian teams training for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics.[1] 15 teams from around the world used Bedford Borough as their training base in preparation for the games.

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References

  1. Published on Monday 3 March 2008 18:25 (2008-03-03). "Bedfordshire to host Olympic training camps - News". Bedford Today. http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/bedfordshire_to_host_olympic_training_camps_1_1096005. Retrieved 2012-08-06.