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BILLINGTON

BILLINGTON, a chapelry in the, parish of LEIGHTON-BUZZARD, county of BEDFORD, 2 miles (S.E.) from Leighton-Buzzard, containing 237 inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy, endowed with £200 parliamentary grant, and within the peculiar jurisdiction and patronage of the Prebendary of Leighton-Buzzard in the Cathedral Church of Lincoln.

[A Topographical Dictionary of England - Samuel Lewis - 1831]

The 1851 Census Index for Billington can be found in the 1851 Index to Census of Bedfordshire, Volume 6, Book 2 available from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.

Church History

Church of England

The church of St. Michael is a small oblong building, of the Late Decorated period, with some Perpendicular portions, and consists of chancel, nave and a western turret containing 1 bell: the chancel retains a trefoil-headed piscina. The existing register dates from the year 1653; the earlier registers form part of those of Leighton Buzzard.

[Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]

Non-conformist

There are Wesleyan and, Primitive .Methodist chapels here.

[Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]

Church Records

Church of England

The parish record transcripts for St Michael are available on microfiche for the period 1653-1812 from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.

Gazetteers

• Transcript of the Billington entry from Imperial Gazatteer of England & Wales, 1866-9, can be found on Craig Pickup's GENOOT site
• Kevin Quick has provided the transcriptions for Kelly's Directory 1890 Billington
• Kevin Quick has prodiced the transcription for the Post Office Directory 1864 Billington

Names, Geographical

Kevin Quick has provided a description of the origins of the name Billington.

Population

Kevin Quick has provided population statistics for Billington for the period 1801-1891

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[Last updated 26 May 2003 Martin Edwards]