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Contact Us Bedford Town Offices 24 North Amherst Road Bedford, NH 03110 Phone: 603-472-5242 Staff Directory Town Offices Hours Monday through Friday: 8 am to 4:30 pm Tuesday: 7 am to 4:30 pm Transfer Station Hours Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district. Bedford was founded at a ford on the River Great Ouse and is thought to have been the burial place of King Offa of Mercia, who is remembered for building Offa's Dyke on the Welsh border. Bedford, Tree City USA & Arbor Day Once again the Town of Bedford has been recognized as a Tree City USA for the 26th year!
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Read on... Founded in 1825, Bedford is known around the globe as the “Limestone Capital of the World.” From the stone that helped build the Empire State Building and the Pentagon to the enduring spirit of its people, Bedford’s legacy runs deep. Bedford, city, Bedford unitary authority, historic county of Bedfordshire, England, in the fertile valley of the River Ouse. A Roman fording station and a Saxon town (cemetery of Kempston), it was recaptured by the Anglo-Saxon sovereign Edward the Elder (ruled 899–924) from the Danes in 914.
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History In 1781, Bedford County was split to make Campbell County and the village of New London lost the title of county seat. A new location had to be found for this purpose and the village of Liberty was founded in 1782 ("A short history of Bedford Town/County museum"). Liberty remained a village until becoming a town in 1839. As a result of a devastating fire in the late 1880s, the citizens ...