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| | Leighton-Linslade Past Times - Trade Directories |
 | | Is lord of the manor, and courts leet and baron are held under him twice in the year; when the officers in whom the government of the town is vested are chosen. |
 | | Leighton Buzzard enjoys a considerable trade in corn, timber, seed, iron andc.; the grand junction canal affording, by its proximity, the means of conveyance to all parts. |
 | | The parish of Leighton Buzzard contains the chapelries of BILLINGTON, EGGINGTON, HEATH-AND-REACH, and STANDRIDGE, which, with the township of Leighton Buzzard, contained collectively, by the census of 1821, 4,421 inhabitants, 2,749 of which number were returned as resident in the township. |
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