is about the English county town. For other uses see Bedford (disambiguation) Bedford Bedford shown within Bedfordshire Population 79,190 OS grid reference TL055495  -  London 57.4m District Bedford Shire county Bedfordshire Region East Constituent country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town BEDFORD Postcode district MK40, MK41, MK42 Dialling code 01234 Police Bedfordshire Fire Bedfordshire and Luton Ambulance