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HENLOW

HENLOW, a parish in the hundred of CLIFTON, county of BEDFORD, 4¼ miles (S. by W.) from Biggleswade, containing 688 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £9.6.8., and in the patronage of the Crown. The church is dedicated to St. Mary.

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

The 1851 Census Index for Henlow 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. Mary, which is very picturesquely situated, is an edifice of stone, chiefly in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, south porch., and a fine and massive embattled western tower contaming 5 bells: there are several marble tablets to members of the Edwards family from 1693 to 1840, and memorials to the families of Buckby, Raynsford, Oades, Bedford and Freeman. The register dates from the year 1558.

[Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]

Church Records

Church of England

The parish record transcripts for St. Mary are available on microfiche for the period 1558-1812 from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.

Description and Travel

• There is a local Henlow Village Website that summarises the history of Henlow.

Directories

• Transcript of the Henlow entry of "professions and trades" in Post Office (Kelly's) 1864 Directory.

Gazetteers

• Transcript of the Henlow entry from Post Office (Kelly's) Directory and Gazetteer for 1864
• Transcript of the Henlow entry from Imperial Gazatteer of England & Wales, 1866, can be found on Craig Pickup's GENOOT site

Military History

• The BFHS Project in conjunction with Roll of Honour contains the Henlow War Memorial transcription for WW1 and WW2 with details of the men found on it there are also Commonwealth War Graves listed that are to be found in Henlow Churchyard; also the R.A.F. plaques from Henlow St Andrew church.

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[Last updated 3 September 2003 Martin Edwards]