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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LILLEY, or LINDLEY, a village and a parish in Hitchin district, Herts. The village stands near the boundary with Beds, 4 miles N NE of Luton r. station, and 5 WSW of Hitchin; and has a post office under Luton. The parish contains also part of the hamlet of Mangrove. Acres, 1,822. Real property, £2,657. Pop. in 1851, 528; in 1861,480. Houses, 100. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged formerly to the Dockwras family. A park at Putteridge-Bury belongs to George Sowerby, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £500.* Patron, St. John's College, Cambridge. The church is ancient, but good., and consists of nave, chancel, and S porch, with small wooden spire.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lilley AP/CP Hitchin RegD/PLU Hertfordshire AncC |
| Place names: | LILLEY | LILLEY OR LINDLEY | LINDLEY |
| Place: | Lilley |
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