Bedford

Bedford, unitary authority, south-central England. It is bounded to the northeast by Cambridgeshire, to the southeast and south by Central Bedfordshire, to the southwest by Milton Keynes, and to the northwest by Northamptonshire. The administrative centre is Bedford town. The borough (district) of Bedford became a unitary authority in 2009 as result of the reorganization of the former administrative county of Bedfordshire. The unitary authority lies almost entirely within the historic county of Bedfordshire, except...