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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Steppingley like this:
STEPPINGLEY, a parish, with a village, in Ampthill district, Beds; 3¼ miles S of Ampthill r. station. Post town, Ampthill. Acres, 1,060. Real property, £1,899. Pop., 365. Houses, 85. The manor be1ongs to the Duke of Bedford. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £266.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was rebuilt in 1860, and is in the early decorated and later English styles.
Steppingley 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 Steppingley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Steppingley, in Central Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3573
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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