Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Shefford

Shefford, market town and township with ry. sta., Campton par., in co. and 10 miles SE. of Bedford, pop. 1070; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Friday. Shefford has mfrs. of straw plait.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "market town and township with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Bedfordshire AncC
Place: Shefford

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