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Lurke Street

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The Street was referred to as Lorclaine in a 1447 deed and the name persisted with minor variations before its present name was used in Kellys directory of 1885.

Sources

  • The Newspaper Cuttings Collection, Local Studies Library, Bedford Central Library
  • FREEMAN, Ian  From Saxons to Speed : a new history of Old Bedford. 2006.

Page last updated: 22nd January 2014