TURVEY, a parish in the hundred of WILLEY,
county of BEDFORD, 8 miles (W. N. W.) from Bedr
ford, containing 882 inhabitants. The living is
a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese
of Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £16, and
in the patronage of D. C. Higgins, Esq. The church,
dedicated to All Saints, contains several fine monuments
of the ancient and noble family of Movdaunt. There
is a place of worship for Independents. The parish
lies near the border of Buckinghamshire.