Clipstone is a small
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
in
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council ...
, England.
It lies within the parish of
Eggington that borders with
Leighton Buzzard,
Heath and Reach and
Hockliffe
Hockliffe is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire on the crossroads of the A5 road which lies upon the course of the Roman road known as Watling Street and the A4012 and B5704 roads.
It is about four miles east of Leighton Buzzard. Near ...
. The hamlet may be small but it gives its name to the largest tributary to the
River Ouzel
The River Ouzel , also known as the River Lovat, is a river in England, and a tributary of the River Great Ouse. It rises in the Chiltern Hills and flows north to join the Ouse at Newport Pagnell.
It is usually called the ''River Ouzel'' ...
, the Clipstone Brook.
It has only a couple of farms and houses and lies on a back road leading off of the main
A4012 road just outside the eastern end of Leighton Buzzard.
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Hamlets in Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire District