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PULLOXHILL

PULLOXHILL, a parish in the hundred of FLITT, county of BEDFORD, 2¼ miles (S.W.) from Silsoe, containing 475 inhabitants. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £9.10., and in the patronage of the Countess de Grey. The church is dedicated to St. James. A vein of gold has been discovered here, but the produce is not sufficient to defray the expense of working it.

[A Topographical Dictionary of England - Samuel Lewis - 1831]

The 1851 Census Index for Pulloxhill can be found in the 1851 Index to Census of Bedfordshire, Volume 4, Book 3 available from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.

Church History

Church of England

The church of St. James consists of chancel, nave and an embattled tower: in the chancel is a stained window and an altar tomb to Sir William Briers knt. 1653. The register dates from the year 1553.

[Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]

Church Records

Church of England

The parish record transcripts for the St. James are available on microfiche for the period 1553-1812 from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.

Military History

• The BFHS Project in conjunction with Roll of Honour contains the Pulloxhill War Memorial transcription with details of the men found on it.

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[Last updated 16 March 2003 Martin Edwards]