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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whipsnade like this:
WHIPSNADE, a parish in Luton district, Beds; 3 miles S by W of Dunstable r. station. Post town, Dunstable. Acres, 1,205. Real property, £1,391. Pop., 195. Houses, 43. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £200.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was restored and enlarged in 1860.
Whipsnade 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 Whipsnade itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whipsnade, in Central Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5970
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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