Maulden, Bedfordshire

Description
Maulden, a village and a parish in Beds. The village stands 1 1/2 mile E by S of Ampthill, 2 1/2 miles from Ampthill station on the M.E., and 4 1/4 E by S of Ampthill station on the L. & S.W.R., is a considerable place, and carries on some manufacture in straw plait and lace. It has a post office-under Ampthill; money order and telegraph office, Ampthill. The parish comprises 2605 acres; population, 1243. The manor belonged once to the poet Pomfret, and belongs now to the Duke of Bedford. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely; gross value, £318 with residence. Patron, the Marquess of Ailesbury. The church was rebuilt on an enlarged scale in 1859, is in the Decorated English style, retains the old tower in well-restored condition, and comprises nave, aisles, and chancel, with S porch. There are Congregational,. Primitive Methodist, and Wesleyan chapels, and a town estate worth £30 a year.