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Kempston.-- par. and vil., in co. and 2½ miles SW. of Bedford, on river Ouse, 5160 ac., pop. 3432; P.O. Pillow-lace is made by the inhabitants; in the neighbourhood relics of the Saxon era have been discovered; in vicinity of vil. are the seats of Kempston House and Kempston Grange.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Kempston CP/AP Bedfordshire AncC |
Place: | Kempston |
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