Bedlam
/ˈbɛdləm/name
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1
A hamlet in Clint cum Hamlets parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2661).
2
A hamlet in Bitterley parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5877).
3
A hamlet in Great Elm parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7549).
4
Bethlem Royal Hospital, a famous psychiatric hospital, now located in Bromley, South London.
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