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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wrest like this:
WREST PARK, the seat of Countess Cowper in Silsoe parish, Beds; 4 miles SW of Shefford. The mansion was built by the late Earl de Grey, and is in the Italian style.
Wrest is now part of CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wrest itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wrest, in Central Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/31044
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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