Keysoe

Keysoe
Keysoe
	Parish church of St Mary
	Keysoe Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference	TL076626
Civil parish	Bolnhurst and Keysoe;
Unitary authority	Bedford;
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BEDFORD
Postcode district	MK44
Dialling code	01234
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North East Bedfordshire;
	List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52°15′06″N 0°25′29″W / 52.25177°N 0.42469°W
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Keysoe is a village in the civil parish of Bolnhurst and Keysoe, in the Bedford borough of Bedfordshire, England. The Church of St Mary the Virgin is located in the village.

Keysoe was an ancient parish in the Stodden hundred of Bedfordshire. In 1934 the civil parish was merged with the neighbouring parish of Bolnhurst to become a new parish called Bolnhurst and Keysoe.^[1] At the 1931 census (the last before the abolition of the parish), Keysoe had a population of 432.^[2]

The Keysoe International 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.^[3] 15 teams from around the world used Bedford Borough as their training base in preparation for the games.^[4]

Notable residents

Edward Hull, illustrator and watercolour painter, born in Keysoe in 1823
William Hull, watercolour painter who lived in Keysoe during the 1820s

References

^ "Relationships and changes Keysoe CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "Population statistics Keysoe CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ Published on Monday 3 March 2008 18:25 (3 March 2008). "Bedfordshire to host Olympic training camps - News". Bedford Today. Retrieved 6 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "On Your Marks! Bedford Borough to host teams from around the world ahead of London 2012". Bedford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

External links

Keysoe and Bolnhurst parish website

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[1] "Relationships and changes Keysoe CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[2] "Population statistics Keysoe CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[3] Published on Monday 3 March 2008 18:25 (3 March 2008). "Bedfordshire to host Olympic training camps - News". Bedford Today. Retrieved 6 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] "On Your Marks! Bedford Borough to host teams from around the world ahead of London 2012". Bedford.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

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Keysoe
Parish church of St Mary
Keysoe Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference	TL076626
Civil parish	Bolnhurst and Keysoe
Unitary authority	Bedford
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BEDFORD
Postcode district	MK44
Dialling code	01234

Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England

UK Parliament	North East Bedfordshire
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52°15′06″N 0°25′29″W / 52.25177°N 0.42469°W / 52.25177; -0.42469