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HARLINGTON, a parish in the hundred of MANSHEAD, county of BEDFORD, 5¼ miles (S.) from Ampthill, containing 398 inhabitants. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry of Bedford and diocese of Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £11. J. Cooper, Esq. was patron in 1822. The church is dedicated to St. Mary.
[A Topographical Dictionary of England - Samuel Lewis - 1831]
The 1851 Census Index for Harlington can be found in the 1851 Index to Census of Bedfordshire, Volume 5, Book 2 available from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.
The Harlington Heritage Trust have the census from 1841-1901 available on-line as downloadable Excel Spreadsheets.
Church of England
The church of St. Mary is an edifice of stone, in the Decorated and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, and an embattled tower containing 5 bells: there is a stained window in the chancel, a memorial window to the late George Pearse esq. and his wife, a line painting of the "Crucifixion" and a tablet to one of the Astray family, dated 1716 : the church was partially restored in 1867, and a new organ provided in 1878. The register dates from the year 1647.
[Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]
Non-conformist
Here is a Wesleyan chapel.
[Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]
Church of England
The parish record transcripts for St. Mary are available on microfiche for the period 1716-1812 from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.
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