Bedfordshire means: A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Bedfordshire
A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
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BlueskyMay 2026
⛽ BEDFORDSHIRE! Your cheapest diesel (B7) today is 177.9p/L at Bowles Garage, SG5 3LP! #UKFuel #Pumpr #Bedfordshire
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BlueskyMay 2026
The transfers from Bedfordshire had been incorrectly shown on the Hertfordshire Constituency Chart as dashed lines, whereas they were of sufficient size to be solid lines (i.e. each forming 10% - 30% of the new consti…
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BlueskyMay 2026
In the boundary review implemented in 2024 a new cross-county constituency of Hitchin was created. This was formed of parts of the former Hitchin & Harpenden (in Hertfordshire) and parts of Bedfordshire NE and Bedford…
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BlueskyMay 2026
Well we already have a Center Parcs which means we’re exempt in Bedfordshire.
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BlueskyMay 2026
That's my weekend 😀 Except that in addition to EMWalhalla in the Netherlands on Saturday, I'm doing two more car meets in Bedfordshire, and then Rory's WeirdCarBs meet in Norfolk, before poker night in Cambridgeshir…
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#1·Apr 26, 2026UK
A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
I'll be up to Bedfordshire if you two don't mind. I'm on early shift in the morning so I'll have to be up and out by five.
Origin: From , from , equivalent to. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
For parents
Bedfordshire means: A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
Bedfordshire means: A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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“⛽ BEDFORDSHIRE! Your cheapest diesel (B7) today is 177.9p/L at Bowles Garage, SG5 3LP! #UKFuel #Pumpr #Bedfordshire”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The transfers from Bedfordshire had been incorrectly shown on the Hertfordshire Constituency Chart as dashed lines, whereas they were of sufficient size to be solid lines (i.e. each forming 10% - 30% of the new constituency). This has now been corrected.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“In the boundary review implemented in 2024 a new cross-county constituency of Hitchin was created. This was formed of parts of the former Hitchin & Harpenden (in Hertfordshire) and parts of Bedfordshire NE and Bedfordshire Mid. www.parlconst.org/new-constitu...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Well we already have a Center Parcs which means we’re exempt in Bedfordshire.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“That's my weekend 😀 Except that in addition to EMWalhalla in the Netherlands on Saturday, I'm doing two more car meets in Bedfordshire, and then Rory's WeirdCarBs meet in Norfolk, before poker night in Cambridgeshire on Sunday 😆”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 26, 2026UK
(British, slang) Bed.
Now come along young lady, up to Bedfordshire.
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