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Shortstown
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Shortstown is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of Bedford, on a ridge above the River Great Ouse, originally called Tinkers Hill. The ridge overlooks Harrowden to the north and Cotton End to the south. The village name is taken from Short Brothers. The Admiralty established an airship works for the company in 1916. The company pulled out of airship work just three years later, but the name Shortstown remained.
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- Locality
- Shortstown
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Shortstown
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.static_image
- Shorts Building Shortstown.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Shorts Building
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 0.905
- UK place.population
- 2,392
- UK place.population_ref
- (2016 Census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL072594
- UK place.post_town
- BEDFORD
- UK place.postcode_area
- MK
- UK place.postcode_district
- MK42
- UK place.dial_code
- 01234
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Bedfordshire
- UK place.civil_parish
- Shortstown
- UK place.unitary_england
- Bedford Borough Council
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Bedfordshire
- UK place.shire_district
- Bedford
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 4855
- Area
- 0.871
- Image
- ShortstownTheCrescent.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01234
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- Commons category
- Shortstown
- postal code
- MK42
- OS grid reference
- TL072594
- P8168
- Matteo Villani
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Village history
- Shorts Building
- RAF Cardington
- Shortstown today
- Transport
- Education
- Notable people
- Geology
- References
- External links
Shortstown is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of Bedford, on a ridge above the River Great Ouse, originally called Tinkers Hill. The ridge overlooks Harrowden to the north and Cotton End to the south. The village name is taken from Short Brothers. The Admiralty established an airship works for the company in 1916. The company pulled out of airship work just three years later, but the name Shortstown remained.
== Village history ==
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