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Linslade history
Old Linslade
The earliest records of Linslade are of an Anglo-Saxon Manor in 975 belonging to “Azelina”, Ralph Tailbois’ wife. After the 1066 Norman Conquest, the manor was taken over by the de Beauchamp family. In 1251 a royal charter was granted to hold a weekly market and a yearly 8-day fair. The grant was made on account of a Holy Well or Spring, located to the north of the village, which was a site of major pilgrimage. The holy well was where the canal is sited today not far from the church. The original 12th-century church was rebuilt in the 15th century.
Chelsea New Town
Chelsea New Town began growing south of Linslade on Buckinghamshire-side of the crossing into Leighton Buzzard. At the beginning of the 19th century the parish population was 203, but in 1805 the Grand Union Canal was opened on the Lins l. side of the River Ouzel, and in 1838 the London & North Western Railway built a railway line alongside the canal. This precipitated a rapid growth in population around the station, so that by 1840 the parish of L.
Bideford Green
From the 1840s, Linslade grew steadily, although dipping during the Wars. At the end of the 1960s a sustained period of development began which saw major housing estates added. By the end the 1970s the town had over doubled in size.
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