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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eggington like this:
EGGINTON, a chapelry in Leighton-Buzzard parish, Beds; 1¾ mile SW of Hockcliffe, and 3 E of Leighton-Buzzard r. station. Post town, Hockcliffe, under Leighton - Buzzard. Real property, £2, 553. Pop., 439. Houses, 86. Egginton House is the seat of the Moores. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ely. Value, £9. 4. Patrons, the Parishioners. The church is a brick building.
Eggington 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 Eggington itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eggington, in Central Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4502
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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