Bolnhurst
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Bolnhurst is a village in the civil parish of Bolnhurst and Keysoe, in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire. The village is about 7 miles (11 km) north-northeast of Bedford and about 6 miles (10 km) west of St Neots.
The toponym is derived from the Old English bula-hyrst, meaning "wooded hill where bulls are kept".