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Bedfordshire Mercury

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Place of publication
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

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Earliest issue: April 1, 1837
Latest issue: December 27, 1912

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Years covered
1837–1896, 1898–1912

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Total issues: 3931
Total pages: 27972

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Publisher
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This newspaper was added to the British Newspaper Archive on July 27, 2015. The latest issues were added on May 25, 2026.

For this newspaper, we have the following titles in, or planned for, our digital archive:

  • 1837–57 Bedford mercury and Huntingdon express.
  • 1857–1912 Bedfordshire mercury.

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