RISLEY, a parish in the hundred of STODDEN,
county of BEDFORD, 5 miles (S. W. by W.) from Kimbolton,
containing 790 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage,
in the archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of
Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £8. 7. 6., and
in the patronage of Lord St. John. The church is dedicated
to All Saints. There is a place of worship for
Wesleyan Methodists, and a Moravian establishment.
A fair is held on Shrove Tuesday. Near Melchburne
House, the seat of Lord St. John, are the remains of
the old castle, from-which the family derive their title.