Bedmond
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Coordinates: 51°43′13″N 0°24′38″W / 51.720249°N 00.410571°W
Bedmond | |
Bedmond Bedmond shown within Hertfordshire | |
OS grid reference | TL0903 |
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District | Three Rivers |
Shire county | Hertfordshire |
Region | East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | WD5 |
Dialling code | 01923 |
Police | Hertfordshire |
Fire | Hertfordshire |
Ambulance | East of England |
EU Parliament | East of England |
UK Parliament | St. Albans |
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Bedmond is a village in Hertfordshire, England.
Bedmond is the birthplace of Nicholas Breakspear, the only Englishman to ever be Pope. Nicholas Breakspear was born at Bedmond Farm around 1100 AD,[1] and the site where his home stood is marked by a plaque.[2]
References
- ↑ BBC Online-"An audience with the Pope"
- ↑ The plaque to Nicholas Breakspear sits at the south end of a roadside island on Bedmond Road approximately 100m south of its junction with East Lane.51°43′07″N 0°24′40″W / 51.718596°N 0.411067°W
External links
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