Biggleswade
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| Biggleswade | |
| Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|
 Biggleswade town centre | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL1944 |
| Location: | 52°5’8"N, 0°15’21"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 15,383 |
| Post town: | Biggleswade |
| Postcode: | SG18 |
| Dialling code: | 01767 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Central Bedfordshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North East Bedfordshire |
Biggleswade is a market town on the River Ivel in Bedfordshire. It is well served by transport routes, being close to the A1 between London and the North, as well as having a railway station on the main rail link North from London (the East Coast Main Line).
Culture
The town is mentioned twice in the diaries of Samuel Pepys. On 22 July 1661, Pepys stopped off in Biggleswade (called 'Bigglesworth' by Pepys) to buy a pair of warm woollen stockings. John Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington often refers to the town and the Sun Inn.
Nearby is the Shuttleworth Collection of vintage aeroplanes.
