South Bedfordshire | |
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Non-metropolitan district | |
District Council Offices, High Street North, Dunstable | |
Shown within Bedfordshire non-metropolitan county | |
Area | |
• 1974 | 124,423 acres (503.52 km2)[1] |
Population | |
• 1973 | 94,750[1] |
• 1992 | 110,110[2] |
• 2007 | 118,200 |
History | |
• Origin | Municipal Borough of Dunstable Leighton-Linslade Urban District Luton Rural District |
• Created | 1 April 1974 |
• Abolished | 31 March 2009 |
• Succeeded by | Central Bedfordshire |
ONS code | 09UE |
Government | South Bedfordshire District Council |
• HQ | Dunstable |
• Motto | By Truth and Diligence |
Subdivisions | |
• Type | Civil parishes |
South Bedfordshire was a local government district in Bedfordshire, in the East of England, from 1974 to 2009. Its main towns were Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard.