History of Bedfordshire than fifty places in the county. Following the enactment of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, Bedford was the only borough in the county. Charters of incorporation were granted to Dunstable in 1864 and Luton in 1876. In 1837 the county was divided into poor law unions, each consisting of a town and surrounding rural parishes: Ampthill, Bedford, Biggleswade, Leighton Buzzard, Luton and Woburn. In addition, a handful of parishes near the boundaries of Bedfordshire were included in PLUs based in other counties, namely Hitchin in Hertfordshire, St Neots in Huntingdonshire and Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. In 1875, the county was divided
Church of All Saints, Leighton Buzzard the sixteen year project. Work came to a completion in May 2016 in a special service of thanksgiving. Total cost of this project is nearly £2m. LIST OF VICARS OF LEIGHTON BUZZARD 1277 Thomas de Kyrlington 1292 Jacobus de Freston 1293 John de Hamton 1302 John Hostage 1329 John Crok 1335 Ralph Chivaler 1349 Thomas de Penne 1349 John de Govere of Lathbury 13- Thomas de Foxton 13- William Gregby 13- Dom† Nicholas Pirre 1389 Dom† William Lynne 1397 Robert de Maryng 14- Dom† John Wadupp 1407 Dom† Nicholas Pirre 1415 William Taillow 1420 Dom† Thomas Wykes 1420 Robert Horewood