Pulloxhill

Coordinates: 51°59′39″N 0°27′18″W / 51.99418°N 0.45491°W / 51.99418; -0.45491

Pulloxhill
Pulloxhill  Pulloxhill shown within Bedfordshire
Population	850 (2001)
OS grid reference	TL061339
Civil parish	Pulloxhill
Unitary authority	Central Bedfordshire
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BEDFORD
Postcode district	MK45
Dialling code	01525
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Mid Bedfordshire
List of places: UK • England • Bedfordshire

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. There are a number of historic buildings, including 15th Century Public House (The Cross Keys). 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 20 minute drive from Bedford's town centre, and 25 minutes from the centre of Luton. 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 well over 1000 years old, and still has a Norman Church. It is the original home of the Bunyan family and near where John Bunyan 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.

There are records of 'Fort' or 'Castle' within the parish, most probable due to the elevated nature of the geography, however the remains are on private land and not viewable without the current land-owner's permission.

Elizabeth Ocle of Pulloxhill was hanged in Bedford in 1596 for practicing Witchcraft.

Notes

• The Life of John Bunyan. Edmund Venables MA.
• Among Famous Books - John Kelman.

External links

Media related to Pulloxhill at Wikimedia Commons

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