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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.
THURLEIGH, a parish, with a village, in the district and county of Bedford; 3¼ miles E by S of Sharnbrook r. station, and 5¾ N of Bedford. Post town, Bedford. Acres, 3,480. Real property, £3,103 Pop., 666, Houses, 147. The manor belongs to J. S. Crawley, Esq-The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £200.* Patron, J. S. Crawley, Esq. The church is ancient but good. There are a Baptist chapel, a national school, and charities £16.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Thurleigh CP/AP Bedfordshire AncC |
| Place: | Thurleigh |
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