Some of Bedford 's inhabitants originate from Lebanon and Saudi Arabia .
In addition to Italian immigrants , Bedford has also been the recipient of significant immigration from India ( 8.1 % of Bedford 's population ; Indians began arriving from the late 1950s onwards from the Punjab area & many worked at the London Brick Company ) , Eastern Europe ( particularly in the 2000s ) , Greece , Cyprus , The Middle East ( including Lebanon and Saudi Arabia ) , and Africa ( 3 % of Bedford 's population is of Sub-Saharan descent ) , making it one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse towns in the United Kingdom in proportion to its size .
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