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Pulloxhill
Pulloxhill — village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Flitwick · 2.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Pulloxhill is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 850 people. Address: MK45. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, UK". Coordinates: 51.9942°, -0.4549°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Pulloxhill is a small village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England 342 ft above sea level with a population of 850 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 985 at the 2011 Census. Pulloxhill has a church, a school and one public house. The village shop and post office have closed. There are a number of historic buildings, including 15th Century Public House (The Cross Keys). The village pond was filled in several years ago after a fire at the old Bakery and now forms part of the village green where the school holds a maypole dancing concert every May. Pulloxhill Marsh is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. A village news letter is published monthly called the PVN (Pulloxhill Village News). The village is around a 20-minute drive from Bedford's town centre, and 25 minutes from the centre of Luton. It is approximately 350 miles to Lands End and approximately 650 miles to John O 'Groats.
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Background
History
Pulloxhill is one of the oldest villages in Bedfordshire being well over 1000 years old, and still has a Norman Church. It is the oldest known home of the Bunyan family and near where John Bunyan was arrested. Pulloxhill is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having 11 villagers, 13 smallholders and 2 slaves, under Lord Freeman-Eight. Tenant-in-Chief at the time was Nigel of Aubigny. In 1680 it was thought that gold had been discovered in the village and a mine was established, this was however abandoned shortly afterwards. It is believed that what was actually discovered was flakes of mica in quartz, giving the appearance of gold. It is possible that the silver mine of Demas referred…
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- Coordinates
- 51.9942, -0.4549
- District
- Central Bedfordshire
- Parish
- Pulloxhill
- Postcode
- MK45
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Population
- 850
- Nearest railway station
- Flitwick — 2.9 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1520375 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pulloxhill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Pulloxhill - The Church of St James the Apostle - geograph.org.uk - 871581.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pulloxhill?
- Pulloxhill is in London, United Kingdom (postcode MK45), in the parish of Pulloxhill.
- Is Pulloxhill free to visit?
- Yes, Pulloxhill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Pulloxhill?
- The nearest railway station is Flitwick, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode MK45.