Biggleswade

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Biggleswade is a market town in eastern England situated on the River Ivel, known historically for agriculture and as a local commercial center.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Biggleswade canonical 5
BIGGLESWADE 1
Biggleswade Town Council 1

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
town
ceremonialCounty Bedfordshire
country United Kingdom
distanceTo approximately 20 miles south-west of Cambridge
approximately 40 miles north of London
governingBody Biggleswade Town Council
linked to: Biggleswade
hasCategory Civil parishes in Bedfordshire
Market towns in England
Towns in Bedfordshire
hasDialCode 01767
hasHistoricalIndustry brewing
market gardening
seed growing
hasMarketCharterStatus market town
hasNeighbouringSettlement Langford
Potton
Sandy
Shefford
hasOSGridReference TL191447
hasPostcodeDistrict SG18
hasPostTown BIGGLESWADE
linked to: Biggleswade
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity commuter town services
hasRailwayStation Biggleswade railway station
hasSettlementType market town
historicalEconomicBase agriculture
historicalRole local commercial centre
isPartOf Central Bedfordshire unitary authority
locatedIn England
locatedInCounty Bedfordshire
locatedInDistrict Central Bedfordshire
locatedInRegion East of England
locatedOnRailwayLine East Coast Main Line
locatedOnRiver River Ivel
nearestMajorRoad A1
parliamentaryConstituency North East Bedfordshire
timezone GMT
timezoneDST BST

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bedfordshire contains Biggleswade
River Ivel flowsThrough Biggleswade
SG postcode area hasPostTown Biggleswade
subject linked to: SG
Biggleswade hasPostTown BIGGLESWADE
linked to: Biggleswade
Biggleswade governingBody Biggleswade Town Council
linked to: Biggleswade
Sandy hasNeighbouringSettlement Biggleswade
Sandy, Bedfordshire near Biggleswade