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Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire

Houghton Regis is a market town in Bedfordshire, contiguous with the town of Dunstable to its south-west. Bordered by the Chiltern Hills, the town was once a small village that had its character changed when it was earmarked for a massive "London overspill" estate in the 1950s and 60s. The fifteenth century Parish Church of All Saints has an excellent example of a Norman tower. The former Squire's residence of Houghton Hall was built in the eighteenth century. The town is within the council area of Central Bedfordshire.

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Bedfordshire
Lat, Long: 51.905924,-0.519573
Grid Reference: TL019240
Police Area: Bedfordshire
Council Area: Central Bedfordshire
Civil Parish: Houghton Regis CP
Country: England

GBPNID: 22941
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Houghton_Regis,_Bedfordshire_22941

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