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  latitude 52078
  longitude -0341
  official Name Old Warden
  population 330(est) Bedfordshire County Council: Population Estimates and Forecasts 2005
  region East of England
  shire County Bedfordshire
  shire District Mid Bedfordshire
  constituency Westminster Mid Bedfordshire
  post Town Bedford
  postcode District SG18
  postcode Area SG
  dial Code 01767


Old Warden is a Village in Bedfordshire , England just west of the town of Biggleswade .

It is widely known as the home of the Shuttleworth Trust , an early organisation committed to the preservation of transport artifacts, primarily Cycle s, Car s, and Aeroplane s, produced in the early part of the 20th century. The estate also has buildings and gardens of great beauty, and a small airfield from which some of the historic aircraft occasionally fly. The estate, museum, and airfield are open to visitors at a price.

For local government purposes it forms part of Mid Bedfordshire District council and is within the Mid Bedfordshire Parliamentary Constituency , whose Member Of Parliament is currently Nadine Dorries of the Conservative Party .


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