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Whipsnade
Church of St Mary Magdelene, Whipsnade (August 2006)
Whipsnade is located in Bedfordshire
Whipsnade
Whipsnade
Location within Bedfordshire
Population455 (parish)[1]
OS grid referenceTL010179
Unitary authority
  • Central Bedfordshire
Ceremonial county
  • Bedfordshire
Region
  • East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDUNSTABLE
Postcode districtLU6
Dialling code01582
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
  • South West Bedfordshire
List of places
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England
Bedfordshire
51°51′03″N 0°32′06″W / 51.8509°N 0.5349°W / 51.8509; -0.5349

Whipsnade is a small village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, about 2+12 miles (4.0 km) south-south-west of Dunstable on the top of the Dunstable Downs, which drop away steeply to the south of the village.[2]

  1. ^ ONS, Census 2021 Parish Profiles
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference bedsarchives was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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