In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eggington like this:
EGGINTON, a chapelry in Leighton-Buzzard parish, Beds; 1¾ mile SW of Hockcliffe, and 3 E of Leighton-Buzzard r. station. Post town, Hockcliffe, under Leighton - Buzzard. Real property, £2, 553. Pop., 439. Houses, 86. Egginton House is the seat of the Moores. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ely. Value, £9. 4. Patrons, the Parishioners. The church is a brick building.
Eggington through time
Eggington is now part of South Bedfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Bedfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eggington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eggington in South Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4502
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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