Pulloxhill
Encyclopedia
Pulloxhill is a small village and civil parish
in Bedfordshire
, England
342ft above sea level with a population of 850 at the 2001 Census.
Pulloxhill has a church, a school and two public houses. The village shop and post office have closed. The Chequers Public House runs a shop selling basic groceries. The village pond was filled in several years ago after a fire at the old Bakery and now forms part of the village green where the school holds a maypole dancing concert every May. A village news letter is published monthly called the PVN (Pulloxhill Village News).
The village is around a 25-30 minute drive from Bedford's town centre(without traffic), or 10 minutes from the edge of Luton
. It is approximately 350 miles to Lands End and approximately 650 miles to John O 'Groats.
was arrested.
In 1680 Gold was discovered in the village and a mine was established, this was however abandoned as it was not possible to make the extraction economically viable. It is possible that the Silver mine of Demas referred to in Pilgrims Progress was inspired by the Gold mine in Pulloxhill.
Elizabeth Ocle of Pulloxhill was hanged in Bedford in 1596 for practicing Witchcraft.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, England
England
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342ft above sea level with a population of 850 at the 2001 Census.
Pulloxhill has a church, a school and two public houses. The village shop and post office have closed. The Chequers Public House runs a shop selling basic groceries. The village pond was filled in several years ago after a fire at the old Bakery and now forms part of the village green where the school holds a maypole dancing concert every May. A village news letter is published monthly called the PVN (Pulloxhill Village News).
The village is around a 25-30 minute drive from Bedford's town centre(without traffic), or 10 minutes from the edge of Luton
Luton
Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000....
. It is approximately 350 miles to Lands End and approximately 650 miles to John O 'Groats.
History
Pulloxhill is one of the oldest villages in Bedfordshire being over 1000 years old, it is the original home of the Bunyan family and near where John BunyanJohn Bunyan
John Bunyan was an English Christian writer and preacher, famous for writing The Pilgrim's Progress. Though he was a Reformed Baptist, in the Church of England he is remembered with a Lesser Festival on 30 August, and on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church on 29 August.-Life:In 1628,...
was arrested.
In 1680 Gold was discovered in the village and a mine was established, this was however abandoned as it was not possible to make the extraction economically viable. It is possible that the Silver mine of Demas referred to in Pilgrims Progress was inspired by the Gold mine in Pulloxhill.
Elizabeth Ocle of Pulloxhill was hanged in Bedford in 1596 for practicing Witchcraft.