Keysoe
Keysoe is a village located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England.
Historically part of the Stodden hundred in Bedfordshire, part of Keysoe was originally located in Huntingdonshire. Today the village forms part of the Bolnhurst and Keysoe (where the 2011 population was included) civil parish.
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is located in the village.
The College 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 2012 Summer Paralympics.[1] 15 teams from around the world used Bedford Borough as their training base in preparation for the games.[2]
Notable residents
- Edward Hull, illustrator and watercolour painter, born in Keysoe in 1823
- William Hull, watercolour painter who lived in Keysoe during the 1820s
References
- ^ Published on Monday 3 March 2008 18:25 (2008-03-03). "Bedfordshire to host Olympic training camps - News". Bedford Today. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "On Your Marks! Bedford Borough to host teams from around the world ahead of London 2012". Bedford.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
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