Willington
General History
Melville's Directory 1867

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WILLINGTON is a village and parish, 4 miles east from Bedford; in the hundred of Wixamtree, and diocese of Ely. The population in 1851 was 282, and in 1861 it was 290; the number of acres about 1,618.

The Church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is a very ancient structure, with a tower and five bells. The living is a vicarage, in the gift of the Duke of Bedford, who is also lord of the manor; the Rev. Augustus Orlebar is the vicar.

Letters through Bedford

Brimley, Joseph, farmer
Brown, Thomas, farmer
Nottingham, William, shoemaker
Oliver, Thomas, shopkeeper
Orlebar, Rev. Augustus, vicar
Palmer, Samuel, farmer
Purser, John, farmer
Sale, Thomas, shopkeeper
Spavins, William, parish clerk
Twitchell, Thomas, farmer
Walker, John Harvey, farmer

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