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Her time at 800 metres (9.21.87) was enough to qualify for the national youth championships for this year, as was her overall time of 17.43.76.
Both were swum at the Biggleswade Open on 22nd January 2006.
Photos, The BWSC and Text are Copyright © 2005 Biggleswade Swimming Club and Nick Metcalf.
www.biggleswadesc.org   (215 words)

  
  BIGGLESWADE - LoveToKnow Article on BIGGLESWADE
Biggleswade (Bichelswade, Beckeleswade, Bickleswade) is an ancient borough by prescription which has never returned representatives to parliament.
The borough court was held by the lord 01 the manor.
In addition to agriculture, Biggleswade was formerly engaged in straw-plaiting and lace manufacture.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BI/BIGGLESWADE.htm   (228 words)

  
 Biggleswade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Biggleswade is a small market town on the River Ivel in Bedfordshire, England.
The area around Biggleswade is thought to have been inhabited from around 10,000 BC, with arrowheads dating from this period found in the region.
The Great Northern Railway opened in 1850, and Biggleswade was the first town in Bedfordshire to have a mainline station.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Biggleswade   (427 words)

  
 Biggleswade - Uncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Biggleswade is at the exact centre of the Universe.
Biggleswade is also the birthplace of the brussel sprout inventor, Sir Bernard Windy Albon, a gentleman farmer.
The best time to visit Biggleswade is any day that does not contain a letter Y in it.
www.uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Biggleswade   (337 words)

  
 Introducing Biggleswade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A town of some 17,000 inhabitants in the county of Bedfordshire, Biggleswade stands on the River Ivel some twelve miles east of Bedford and not far from the Hertfordshire border.
New light industries have come into Biggleswade and another estate of factories is being developed to the south of the town.
Biggleswade retains its busy Saturday market and has new buildings and features such as the library, recreation centre, swimming pool and several schools, all of which give the town a forward looking impetus.
www.biggleswaderotary.org.uk /biggleswade.htm   (426 words)

  
 Biggleswade & District Community Web Something for everyone with an interest in the area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Biggleswade has a rich history and much of its character comes from buildings that have remained largely unchanged over the years.
Biggleswade is situated on the A1 and has fast trains into London Kings Cross.
Biggleswade is in the heart of the market gardening area of the county of Bedfordshire.
www.btinternet.com /~awdansey/Biggleswade/page2.html   (180 words)

  
 AFC Hornchurch - Vs - Biggleswade
Biggleswade provided lively opposition, with Tiffin having to move quickly to tackle when Francis threatened to break through down the middle.
With Biggleswade beginning to be overwhelmed, it was DANNY HEALE who opened the scoring, running through, past Blackburn, drawing Walters out and then firing the ball home.
Biggleswade came back strongly, Francis being stopped by a very alert Bostock and then Collier made his first save of the day, also from Francis.
www.urchins.org.uk /2005/reports/3.shtml   (940 words)

  
 Biggleswade
BIGGLESWADE, a market town and parish in the hundred of BIGGLESWADE, county of BEDFORD, 10 miles, (E. E.) from Bedford, and 45 (N. W.) from London, on the road to York, containing, with the hamlet of Holme with Stratton, 2778 inhabitants.
This town is pleasantly situated on the river Ivel, which is crossed by two stone bridges, and which, by act of parliament, has been made navigable to its junction with the Ouse, whereby the neighbourhood is supplied with coal, timber, and various articles of merchandise.
The BFHS Project in conjunction with Roll of Honour contains the Biggleswade War Memorial transcription for WW1 and WW2 with details of the men found on it and details of the military graves in Biggleswade Town Cemetery.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/BDF/Biggleswade   (580 words)

  
 Biggleswade Poor Law Union and Workhouse
A parish workhouse was in operation at Brigham House, 93 High Street, Biggleswade from about 1780, although the building itself is probably older.
Biggleswade Poor Law Union was formed on 14th April 1835.
The location chosen for the new workhouse was a field know as Gallows Ditch at the west side of the London Road to the south-east of Biggleswade (National Grid Reference: TL200439).
users.ox.ac.uk /~peter/workhouse/Biggleswade/Biggleswade.shtml   (780 words)

  
 Page 1 of 1. How to find the Balancing Pond.
Biggleswade is a small Bedfordshire town in Great Britain.
Biggleswade is located about 15 miles east of Bedford.
The name Biggleswade is derived from "waed", old English for ford and "Biccel", an Anglo Saxon personal name.
www.fortunecity.com /greenfield/egret/616/location.html   (397 words)

  
 Biggleswade Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com
The name Biggleswade is derived from Biccel - an Anglo-Saxon personal name and waed, an old English word for ford.
It was not until the arrival of the railway in the 1850's that the Ivel Navigation Trust was terminated by statute.
Biggleswade was home to Daniel Albone, the racing cyclist who in the 1880's established the Ivel Cycle Works where he invented his own bicycles, motorcycles ladies bicycles, the tandem and the first Ivel Agricultural Tractor - the ancestor of all modern tractors.
www.aboutbritain.com /towns/Biggleswade.asp   (529 words)

  
 The Genoot Library - Universal British Directory, 1791 - Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Is situated on a level surface of the country; 45 miles from London, 11 from Bedford, 11 from St. Neot's, 20 from St. Ive's, and 24 from Cambridge.
The lord of the manor of Biggleswade is the king; and, his deputy, the Right Hon.
The following seats and villages are in the neighbourhood of Biggleswade:— Old Warden, 4 miles, the seat of Lord Ongley; near which are the ruins of [vol.
www.genoot.com /eng/bdf/b/biggleswade/ubd.html   (1095 words)

  
 Roll of Honour - Bedfordshire - Biggleswade Cemetery
Son of George and Mary Ann Bowles, of Biggleswade; husband of Beatrice Cousins (formerly Bowles), of 41, Alexandra Terrace, Biggleswade.
Son of Alice Tipple (formerly Brown), of Ladbrooke, Biggleswade, and the late John Albert Brown.
Son of Uriah and Jane Morrallee, of Ty-Gwyn, Llansaintffraid, Montgomeryshire; husband of Emma Morrallee, of Biggleswade.
www.roll-of-honour.com /Bedfordshire/BiggleswadeCemetery.html   (190 words)

  
 Biggleswade & District Community Web Something for everyone with an interest in the area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Biggleswade & District Community Web Something for everyone with an interest in the area
Welcome to our Site for Biggleswade Bedfordshire and the Surrounding Towns and Villages.
This site is totally independent and is published for non-commercial purposes for the benefit of anyone who lives in or has an interest in Biggleswade.
www.biggleswade.org /BT   (173 words)

  
 Roll of Honour - Bedfordshire - Biggleswade War Memorial
Further details for Biggleswade can also be found on the Biggleswade Cemetery page.
Son of the late John Boness and of Alice Boness, of 3, London Rd., Biggleswade; husband of Bertha Boness, of Hitchin St., Biggleswade.
Son of Frederick and Mary Clark, of Biggleswade; husband of Amelia Ann Clark, of 54, Laurence Rd., Biggleswade.
www.roll-of-honour.com /Bedfordshire/BiggleswadeRollofHonour.html   (3619 words)

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