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| Lower Dean | |
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 Footpath in Lower Dean | |
  Lower Dean Location withinBedfordshire | |
| OS grid reference | TL054689 |
| Civil parish | |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HUNTINGDON |
| Postcode district | PE28 |
| Dialling code | 01234 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
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Lower Dean is a village located in theBorough of Bedford inBedfordshire, England. Dean is a modernized version of the Anglo-Saxon word "denu," which means "valley."[1]
The village forms part of theDean and Sheltoncivil parish (where the 2011 Census population was included), and is close to the county border withNorthamptonshire and the district ofHuntingdonshire inCambridgeshire. The village is home to a population of about 200, and it is a popular tourist destination for those interested in the village's medieval past.[citation needed]
Lower Dean includes a Methodist chapel built in 1846, the Manor House Farm of William Strangward, and Dean Hall, an 18th-century brick house with a tile roof and a paneled entrance hall.[2]
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