| Bedford Shale | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Famennian | |
 Bedford Shale at Brandywine Falls on Brandywine Creek near Boston Heights, Ohio | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Waverly Group |
| Underlies | Berea Sandstone |
| Overlies | Cussewago Sandstone, Cleveland Shale, and Ohio Shale |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Bedford, Ohio, U.S. |
The Bedford Shale is a shale geologic formation in the states of Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia in the United States.