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EGGINTON

Egginton, a chapelry in the parish of Leighton-Buzzard, county of Bedford, 2¾ miles east of Leighton Buzzard. The Living is a curacy, formerly in the Archdeaconry of Bedford and diocese of Lincoln, now in the diocese of Ely; returned at £60; gross income £45; in the patronage of the parishoners. Here are 4 daily schools. Acreage with the parish. Houses 63. A.P. £1,249. Population in 1801, 206; in 1831, 348. Poor rates in 1838, £65 /11s.

[Transcription from "The Parliamentary Gazetteer" 1845. -C.H.]

EGGINGTON, a chapelry in the parish of LEIGHTON-BUZZARD, hundred of MANSHEAD, county of BEDFORD, 2¾ miles (E.) from Leighton-Buzzard, containing 302 inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy, endowed with £200 parliamentary grant and in 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]

Census Church History Church Records Gazetteers

Military History Names, Geographical Population

 

Census

• A delimited version of the 1851 Census, compiled by Dave Rees.
• The 1851 Census Index for Eggington can be found in the 1851 Index to Census of Bedfordshire, Volume 3, Book 3 available from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.

Church History

Church of England

The church of St. Michael is a small building of the 13th century, in the Early English and Early Decorated styles, consisting of chancel and nave and a small western turret, containing 2 bells, and there is a trefoiled Decorated piscilla in the south wall : the church was entirely restored in 1883, at a cost of £1,200, when a beautiful stained east window was erected to the memory of the Rev. Thomas L. J. Sunderland M.A. formerly curate of the parish and rector of Tilsworth, 1833 : the font dates from the 12th century : the church will seat 140 persons. The earlier register is included in that of Leighton Buzzard and dates from the year 1653, but there is a separate register for the parish, of marriages from 1844; baptisms, 1813 and burials, 1835.

[Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]

Non-conformist

Here are Congregational and Wesleyan chapels.

[Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]

Church Records

Church of England

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

Gazetteers

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

Military History

• The BFHS Project in conjunction with Roll of Honour contains the Eggington War Memorial transcription with details of the men found on it.

Names, Geographical

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

Population

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

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