Links to other useful sites
Please note Bedfordshire County Council is not responsible for the content of these websites.
Land ownership
For Bedfordshire County Council if it is suspected that the land is owned by the County Council - the County Council's partner – Mouchel should be contacted at:
Mouchel Group| (new window)
PO Box 10.
The Merton Centre.
45 St Peter's Street.
Bedford.
MK40 2ZA
Hotline: (01234) 312020 (24 hour service number)
Helpline: (01234) 312012 (Project Related Queries)
Tel: (01234) 312000
Fax: (01234) 312099
Email: bedford@mouchel.com|
District Land Registry
If it is not Bedfordshire County Council owned land then either the title deeds for the land in question should be examined or you will need to contact the District Land Registry at Peterborough at:
Tel: (01733) 288288
Fax: (01733) 280022
Dx No: 12598 Peterborough (4)
Countryside Agency|
To find out more about the Countryside Agency & the mapping of all registered common land as part of the so-called 'right to roam'. Please use the link above for the Countryside Agency's website. Bedfordshire is in mapping area 8.
National Land and Information Service (NLIS)| (new window)
Bedfordshire County Council has signed up to the National Land Information Service (NLIS) and can receive and respond to CR21 (Common Land and Town or Village Green) Searches electronically via NLIS.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs| (new window)
Defra's core purpose is to improve the current and future quality of life. It aims to bring together the interests of farmers and the countryside; the environment and the rural economy; the food we eat, the air we breathe and the water we drink. It does this by integrating environmental, social and economic objectives - putting sustainable development into practice every day, and by championing sustainable development as the way forward for Government.