In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Billington like this:
BILLINGTON, a chapelry in Leighton-Buzzard parish, Beds; on the river Ouse, and the Leighton and Luton railway, 2 miles SE of Leighton-Buzzard. Post Town, Leighton-Buzzard. Acres, returned with the parish. Real property, £2,345. Pop., 484. Houses, 102. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the dio. of Ely. Value, £280.* Patrons, the Inhabitants. The church is good. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Billington through time
Billington is now part of South Bedfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Bedfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Billington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Billington in South Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5864
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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