Keysoe
Parish church of St Mary
Keysoe is located in Bedfordshire
Keysoe
Keysoe
Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid referenceTL076626
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBEDFORD
Postcode districtMK44
Dialling code01234
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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52°15′06″N 0°25′29″W / 52.25177°N 0.42469°W / 52.25177; -0.42469

Keysoe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bolnhurst and Keysoe, in the Bedford district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 432.[1] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished to form "Bolnhurst and Keysoe".[2]

Historically part of the Stodden hundred in Bedfordshire, part of Keysoe was originally located in Huntingdonshire.

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is located in the village.

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

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Keysoe CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes 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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