Tempsford
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Tempsford is a small village in Bedfordshire, England, known for its rural setting near the confluence of the River Ivel and the River Great Ouse and its historical role in World War II as a secret airfield base.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil parish
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| category |
Civil parishes in Bedfordshire
ⓘ
Villages in Bedfordshire ⓘ World War II airfields in Bedfordshire ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Bedfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crossedBy | A1 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dialCode | 01767 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Central Bedfordshire Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicCharacter | predominantly agricultural ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
farmland
ⓘ
riverside meadows ⓘ rural landscape ⓘ |
| hasFormerAirfield | RAF Tempsford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
St Peter’s Church, Tempsford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tempsford Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ site of RAF Tempsford ⓘ |
| hasRuralSetting | true ⓘ |
| hasTransportHistory | former Tempsford railway station ⓘ |
| historicalRole | World War II secret airfield base ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Bedfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | RAF Tempsford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lieutenancyArea | Bedfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
River Great Ouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Ivel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bedfordshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Bedfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ East of England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Sandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | St Neots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
River Great Ouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Ivel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OSGridReference | TL160530 ⓘ |
| parishChurch | St Peter’s Church, Tempsford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency | North East Bedfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | small village population ⓘ |
| postcodeArea | SG ⓘ |
| postcodeDistrict | SG19 ⓘ |
| postTown | Sandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayStationStatus | disused ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| servedBy | RAF Tempsford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| WWIIRole |
Special Operations Executive missions
ⓘ
dropping agents behind enemy lines ⓘ supplying resistance movements in occupied Europe ⓘ |
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