The village is on the north bank of the river great ouse, and is the site of an ancient bridge, linking the village with carlton with chellington on the south bank. The ministry of defence announced on 6 september 2016 that the base is set to be closed following a consultation. A brief history of bedford, england local histories. Harrold, a small markettown and parish in bedfordshire. Bedfordshire is an english shire county which lies between approximately 25 miles and 55. Baptisms 15591984, marriages 15591993, burials 15591955, banns 18231925, 19611997. Henlow is a village and civil parish in the central bedfordshire district of the county of bedfordshire, england about 10. Bedfordshires greatest son, john bunyan, the visionary preacher and author, lived from 1628 to 1688. Harrold, bedfordshire genealogy heraldry and history.
Explore and read 48802 pages of bedfordshire times and independent on the british newspaper archive, 80 years of history, local and international news stories, different and free sample issues to view everyday. Recorded here are various war memorials within a variety of counties including main sections for bedfordshire, buckinghamshire, cambridgeshire, huntingdonshire, lincolnshire, northamptonshire and norfolk. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click on local and family history click on people the local studies section at bedford central library also holds an archive of newspaper cuttings, biography files, an obituary index, local periodicals and books, including a bedfordshire bibliography by l. Books by john preston neale author of views of the seats. A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. Appears in 257 books from 16752006 page 2 the church is like those in the recks at bethlehem, and other places in the holy land. The blha has been the successful umbrella organisation for local history in the county for over thirty years. Bedfordshire heritage august 1961 bedfordshire county council on. Mary sold sweets, cigarettes and tobacco, and also provided teas for bradgate. The boteler family the first known ancestor of the boteler family was richard boteler, perhaps a grocer of london, who married grace, the sister and heir of thomas kirton, on whose death richard and grace inherited all the property acquired in biddenham by three generations of kirtons tw206 c.
Welcome to the website of the bedfordshire local history association blha. Henlow, bedfordshire photos, maps, books and memories of henlow everything old photos old maps books memories nearby places. Discovering bedforshires past local history dennis bidwell on. Bedfordshire county, beds, bdf, england this page is for the entries of people who dont know the name of the village or town their family came from and only know it was in bedfordshire. The new england historical and genealogical register. He, and a great number of people and places, come to life in this book which covers the period 10661888. A brief history with documents bedford series in history and culture 9780312167141. Search thousands of names on in the whos who collection.
History of biggleswade in mid bedfordshire map and description. Bedfordshire times and independent in british newspaper. Maps of bedfordshire facsimile of 1922 ed by godfrey, alan isbn. Bedfordshire s greatest son, john bunyan, the visionary preacher and author, lived from 1628 to 1688. Bedfordshire and the county of huntingdon and peterborough buildings of england written by pevsner, nikolaus stock code. This book written in 1797, helped me in 2018, link to my 11th greatgrandparents and beyond. The whos who collection is permanent record and a reference work on prominent men and women and noted individuals of that time generally containing precise biographical information and includes. The history of putteridge bury can be traced back to edward the confessors time and has links to the domesday book. Bedfordshire historical record society, the old house, aspley guise, 1920. Fuller, there was a narrow escape from which might have been a serious fire on sunday last.
In 1917 a site was purchased south of the village of henlow to function as an aircraft repair depot. For example, in england and wales rural districts units with rd or rsd suffixes may even exclude the places they are named after. A professional police force was established in bedfordshire in 1839, under the county police act 1839, replacing the earlier system of elected parish constables. To answer these, the author has carried out extensive documentary research, as well as drawing on the mid bedfordshire oral history research, changing landscapes, changing lives, to bring to life the experiences of both prisoners. Harrold is a civil parish and electoral ward in the borough of bedford within bedfordshire, england, around nine miles northwest of bedford. In 571, cuthwulf inflicted a severe defeat on the britons at bedford and took four towns. Trained not known employed not known married name not known further information. Mary, who was born in copt oak, was a member of the whitcroft family after whom whitcroft lane is named. Gas works history local gas works are now very much in the past and unknown to the younger generation but are part of our industrial history.
Much is on offer to researchers with interests in this southerly part of. Local books bedfordshire local history association. The luton learning resource centre has over 200,000 books and specialist texts, 9,000 journals and 300 fully networked pcs that. The public house stood in one rood, ten poles of land. It was the first station to be opened under the supervision of the royal air force, which had been formed on the 1 st april 1918 in 1920 the site was expanded from 220 acres to 380 acres when more land was purchased to create a landing ground. History of bedfordshire news newspapers books scholar jstor november 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message. The whos who collection is permanent record and a reference work on prominent men and women and noted individuals of that time generally containing precise biographical information and includes among many artists, engineers, military men. Bedfordshire heritage august 1961 bedfordshire county council. Click here for graphs and data of how mid bedfordshire has changed over two centuries. Constables were paid 19 shillings a week, which was nearly twice the typical wage of an agricultural.
The bedfordshire mercury of 28th january 1882 reported a fire at the crown. Develop as a highly qualified, effective and confident teacher of history, studying with a specialist to gain the knowledge and skills to use a variety of different. Muster books for north and east hertfordshire 15801605. Kathleen nellie tattman roll call bedfordshire womens. The best source for ancient and medieval indian history the charts in the book makes the hefty time line easy to study by far, the best book for the subject with.
Raf henlow is a royal air force station in bedfordshire, england, equidistant from bedford, luton and stevenage. The best of historical fiction in our libraries and on ebook. The home was intended for the help of young girls of the age of 14, who from no fault of their own were placed in dangerous and undesirable surroundings. An article about the history of the brickwork industry in bedfordshire, with audio extracts of people who used to work in the industry reminiscing about their experiences. Bedfordshire times and independent in british newspaper archive. In the baptist quarterly of july 1944, there was an article on some baptist churches on the borders of bedfordshire and huntingdonshire, which included keysoe and little staughton.
The bedford borough council and central bedfordshire council virtual library. The publications of the bedfordshire historical record society. The area covered by the society is the historic county of bedford, including luton. The altar is natural rock, and there has been painting upon the wall.
Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. Although quite a small and compact county, without any natural barrier like sea or mountains. The units covering this place tab lists units whose boundaries contained northill election results. The 2011 census gives the population as 2,253 for the village and 3,815 for the parish. The village of harrold and the harrold centre have a long association with the leather industry. There may have been an existing settlement when they conquered this part of england in the late 9th century. For statistics about biggleswade itself, go to units and statistics. Bedford photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The ampthill gas and coke company, 18481936 40 pages and the three counties hospital gas works, 18571952 32 pages which give a detailed history of each concern and descriptions of the technology. Tom was a bricklayer and he and mary had previously lived at bank cottage, 90 main street.
Bedfordshire training home for girls 1879 to 1886 excerpts from the minute books of the committee. Henlow photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. History of biggleswade in mid bedfordshire map and. Bedfordshire pimlico county history guides simon houfe on. During the heptarchy what is now the shire formed part of mercia. It is a list of inhabitants of the parish made by the parson and covering the years from about 1895 to 1907. The full index contains alphabetical lists of authors and contributors with titles.
Biggleswade is now part of mid bedfordshire district. It initially comprised a chief constable, who was based in ampthill, 6 superintendents and 40 constables. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. It houses the raf centre of aviation medicine, the joint arms control implementation group jacig, the signals museum and 616 volunteer gliding squadron. Transcripts in either book or microfiche form for registers prior to 18 can be purchased from the blars see website for. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the information option, and then clicking on your location. Since our office and factory are in a rural area, our staff travel to work individually by car and we have enough space to maintain social distancing, so in consultation with our staff, we have decided to remain open for business unless government policy changes. An archive of first world war research information on soldiers in the bedfordshire regiment. Transcripts in either book or microfiche form for registers prior to 18 can be purchased from the blars see website for details. Photos, obituaries and short service records all available to view and download.
Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for northill. Henlow airfield digitised resources the virtual library. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Bedfordshire family history society is a wellestablished organisation, since its beginnings in 1977, with a steady membership of about 1,000. There is evidence that the sayres had lived in hinwich, bedfordshire, england since as early as 1200. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Stotfold, bedfordshire genealogy heraldry and history. See all books memories of henlow read and share your memories of henlow itself or of a particular photo of henlow.
Elsie carlisle up the wooden hill to bedfordshire 1936. The university of bedfordshire is a public university situated in bedfordshire and. Lynn bedford hall books biography and list of works. Recorded by elsie carlisle in london on january 31, 1936.
The degree course for you if you seek a career in accountancy or an accounting function in business, and offers. The bedfordshire and luton archives and records service hold the registers for stotfold. Lynn bedford hall biography lynn bedford hall biography and list of works lynn bedford hall books covid19 update april 21, 2020. Books by john preston neale author of views of the seats of. Welcome to the website of the bedfordshire local history association blha the blha has been the successful umbrella organisation for local history in the county for over thirty years. History of northill in mid bedfordshire historical. There are also other counties such as hertfordshire, essex, northamptonshire, oxfordshire. The parish includes raf henlow and that part of henlow camp situated east of the a600 road. Jupp of wharley end, cranfield, of the institute of technology, cranfield 1974. Feb, 2004 an article about the history of the brickwork industry in bedfordshire, with audio extracts of people who used to work in the industry reminiscing about their experiences. This site is dedicated to those men and women who fell fighting for their country. After climbing my maternal grandfathers family tree, i found a link to the fitz randolph and langton family branches. The committee for the bedfordshire training home for girls was formed in march 1879. Early reference to bedfordshire s political history is scanty.
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