Toddington
General History
Pigots Directory 1827 (Extract)

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A small market town, in a parish of its name, in the hundred of Manshead, is 38 miles from London, 15 from Bedford, and 5 from Woburn and Dunstable. The town, which is seated on an eminence, is openly built, its houses are irregular, and of ancient appearance, The parish church -is a commodious and venerable edifice; the living is a rectory, in the incumbency ,of the Rev. Edmund Burke Lewis. Here are besides two places of worship for the baptists and methodists, and three alms-houses for ten poor widows; also a newly erected parish poorhouse. The manufacture of straw plat forms the employment of a great portion of the Inhabitants, and is an article of considerable importance in the market here. The market day is Saturday, and the fairs are April 25th, the first Mon-day in June, November 2nd and December 6th for cattle and -pedlary. The population of .the parish of Toddington :by the returns for 1821 was 1,665.

POST - Letters arrive, by foot post, from DUNSTABLE every. morning at ten, and are despatched at seven in the morning.

ROFESSIONAL PERSONS.
Batchelor Wm. surgeon
Blizard Rev, John
Bunker Joseph, schoolmaster
Flicks Robert, surgeon
Lewis Rev. Edmund 'Burke
Ramsay Rev. Thos. schoolmaster
INNS AND PUBLIC HOUSES.
Angel, Thomas Spufford
Be11, James Feuson
Griffin Thomas Patch
Queen's Head, William Baker
Sow and Pigs, Benjamin Foxley
SHOPKEEPERS : & TRADERS
Ashbey Edward, shoemaker
Baker Wm. plumber and painter
Barton Richd. draper & shopkeeper
Bright William, tailor
Bunker William, butcher
Chance Joseph, butcher
Clark William, straw.plat dealer
Clever Thomas corn miller
Cook John, shopkeeper and straw plat dealer
Cook .John, tailor
Cook Joseph, straw.plat dealer
Cotching John, butcher
Faulkner William, shopkeeper, maltser and retail brewer
Fensom William, straw plat dealer
Foxley Benjamin, painter
Freeman William baker
Hardey Key, baker and corn miller
Hobs William, butcher
Holdstock John, collar maker
HorneThomas, carpenter
Jeffreys William, shopkeeper
Mager Thomas carpenter
Mager William, carpenter
Odell. James, boat and shoemaker
Osborn George, wheelwright
Osborn Harry, butcher
Osborn henry, carpenter
Osborn William, carpenter
Potts John, .blacksmith
Powell James, tailor
Read William', shopkeeper
Roberts -wheelwright
Shaw George, shopkeeper
Smith Wm. H hair dresser
Sprague Robert, baker
Spring John, boot and shoe maker
Spufford George plumber & painter
Spufford Thos plumber and painter
Squires William, blacksmith
Strange John, baker
Tilzey John, .boot and shoe maker
Waller Christr boot.& shad maker
Willis Thomas, straw plat dealer
Willison John., butcher

CARRIER 'To LONDON, James Ellis' Wagon every Monday and Thursday mornings.

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