Keysoe is a village located in the

Borough of Bedford The Borough of Bedford is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. Its council is based in Bedford, its namesake and principal settlement, which is the county town of Bedfordshire. The boro ...

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, England. Historically part of the Stodden

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in Bedfordshire, part of Keysoe was originally located in

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. Today the village forms part of the

Bolnhurst and Keysoe Bolnhurst and Keysoe is a civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 734, reducing to 719 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the villages of Bolnhurst and Keysoe, an ...

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. The Church of St Mary the Virgin is located in the village.
The Keysoe International equestrian centre
is based in Keysoe. The centre is a club and venue for horse sport events and training. The venue was used by equestrian teams training for the 2012 Summer Olympics and

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. 15 teams from around the world used Bedford Borough as their training base in preparation for the games.

Notable residents

* Edward Hull,

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and watercolour painter, born in Keysoe in 1823 *

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, watercolour painter who lived in Keysoe during the 1820s

References

External links

Keysoe and Bolnhurst parish website
Villages in Bedfordshire Borough of Bedford {{Bedfordshire-geo-stub