This blog is being developed to be the new home of www.englishtowns.net, the current underpinnings of which are out of support. We'll start with the Gazetteer, and then add new content.
Arlesey is a small town in Bedfordshire. Prior to 1974, it was part of Biggleswade Rural District: it self-identified as a town under the powers of the Local Government Act, 1972.