Salph End is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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 located in the Bedford Borough

Bedford (borough)

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 of Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire

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, England

England

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Officially, Salph End is one of the hamlets (or "Ends") of Renhold

Renhold

Renhold is a village and civil parish located on the river Ouse, in the hundred of Barford, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. It is just to the north of Bedford...

, and is the western-most settlement within the civil parish

Civil parish

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. However, it is also one of the largest and most distinct settlements within Renhold, meaning that Salph End practically constitutes a separate village in its own right.