Keysoe

Keysoe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bolnhurst and Keysoe, in the Bedford district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 432. On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished to form "Bolnhurst and Keysoe".

Keysoe
Parish church of St Mary
Keysoe
Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid referenceTL076626
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBEDFORD
Postcode districtMK44
Dialling code01234
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Historically part of the Stodden hundred in Bedfordshire, part of Keysoe was originally located in Huntingdonshire.

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is located in the village.

The Keysoe International equestrian centre is based in Keysoe. The centre is a club and venue for horse sport events and training. The venue was used by equestrian teams training for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. 15 teams from around the world used Bedford Borough as their training base in preparation for the games.

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