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Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England. Geographical and Historical information from 1866.

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THURLEIGH:
Geographical and Historical information from the year 1866.

[Transcribed information from The Imperial Gazatteer of England & Wales, 1866-9]

"THURLEIGH, a parish, with a village, in the district and county of Bedford; 3¼ miles E by S of Sharnbrook railway 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."

[Description(s) transcribed by Craig Pickup ©2002]