In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Riseley like this:
RISELEY, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in the district and county of Bedford. The village stands3½ miles N E of Sharnbrook r. station, and 9 N of Bedford; and has a post-office under Higham-Ferrers, and a police station. The parish comprises 2, 980 acres. Real property, £4, 134. ...
Pop., 1,026. Houses, 221. The property is subdivided. The manor-belongsto Lord St. John. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £179.* Patron, Lord St. John. The church is a fine structure; and comprises nave and double chancel, with porch and tower. There are chapels for Baptists, Moravians, and Wesleyans, and a national school.—The sub-district contains also four other parishes. Acres, 13, 190. Pop., 2, 778. Houses, 594.
Riseley through time
Riseley is now part of Bedford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bedford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Riseley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Riseley, in Bedford and Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6091
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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