Turvey is recorded in Domesday Book of 1086 as a parish in the Hundred of Willey.[2] There are eight separate entries for Turvey, including a total of 44 households.[3] The Mordaunt family obtained the manor by marriage in 1197 and were ennobled as Barons of Turvey in the 16th century. The Mordaunt family house, Turvey Old Hall, was replaced by Turvey House in 1792, by which time the estate had passed to the Higgins family. It was extended in the 19th century and still stands. There is a second large house in the village called Turvey Abbey, which was historically a family house, but is now a Benedictine monastery.
The Three Fyshes – built in 1487 and first sold beer in 1624.
The Three Cranes – an historic building next to the church.
The Laws Hotel – built 1836–40 the Laws Hotel, now no longer a pub.
The Tinker of Turvey – in the High Street, now the village stores. It was an inn until the early 19th century.
The Kings Arms – in Jacks Lane, closed since the late 1990s, now a private house.
The Railway Swan – at Station End, closed since the early 1990s, now a private house.
Amenities
Turvey has two village stores (one with a post office), a butcher, village hall and two public houses: the Three Fyshes and The Three Cranes. There is a long-established pre-school, Turvey Pre-School Playgroup, that looks after children from 2 years old and also runs a Before and After School Club for children at the local school. Turvey Primary School is a school for children from reception (4 years old) to year six (11 years).
The population of Turvey was 758 in 1801, rising to 1,028 in 1851 and falling to 782 by 1901. In 1951 it had dropped further to 733 but rose to 1,043 by 1991.[7]
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