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South Bedfordshire
district, England, United Kingdom
South Bedfordshire, former district, Central Bedfordshire unitary authority, south-central England. The former district (1974β2009), part of the former administrative county of Bedfordshire, which was combined in 2009 with the former district of Mid Bedfordshire to form the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire, lies within the historic county of Bedfordshire, except for the town of Linslade, which is part of the historic county of Buckinghamshire. It nearly encircles the unitary authority of Luton in the east and is an area of low, rolling terrain at the headwaters of several river systems.
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