South Bedfordshire

South Bedfordshire
Non-metropolitan district

District Council Offices, High Street North, Dunstable
South Bedfordshire within non-metropolitan Bedfordshire post 1998
Shown within Bedfordshire non-metropolitan county
Area
 • 1974124,423 acres (503.52 km2)[1]
Population
 • 197394,750[1]
 • 1992110,110[2]
 • 2007118,200
History
 • OriginMunicipal Borough of Dunstable
Leighton-Linslade Urban District
Luton Rural District
 • Created1 April 1974
 • Abolished31 March 2009
 • Succeeded byCentral Bedfordshire
ONS code09UE
GovernmentSouth Bedfordshire District Council
 • HQDunstable
 • MottoBy Truth and Diligence
Coat of Arms of South Bedfordshire District Council
Logo of South Bedfordshire District Council
Subdivisions
 • TypeCivil 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.

  1. ^ a b Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 30. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  2. ^ OPCS Key Population and Statistics 1992