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River Street

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The name used has always reflected an association with a watercourse. In the 18th and 19th centuries the streets name was Water Lane. With the name River Street first used on the 1871 Census return.

Sources

• The Newspaper Cuttings Collection, Local Studies Library, Bedford Central Library.
• FREEMAN, Ian  From Saxons to Speed : a new history of Old Bedford.  2006.

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