Shortstown is a small village and civil parish on the outskirts of Bedford, situated on a ridge above the River Great Ouse. The area has a historical connection to Short Brothers and the Admiralty airship works of 1916.
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Shortstown is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of Bedford, on a ridge above the River Great Ouse, originally called Tinkers Hill. The ridge overlooks Harrowden to the north and Cotton End to the south. The village name is taken from Short Brothers. The Admiralty established an airship works for the company in 1916. The company pulled out of airship work just three years later, but the name Shortstown stuck.