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ASTWICK

ASTWICK, a parish in the hundred of BIGGLESWADE, county of BEDFORD, 3¾ miles (N. W. by N.) from Baldock, containing 99 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, united, in 1764, to the vicarage of Arlsey, in the archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £6.13.4. The church is dedicated to St. Guthlake.

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

The 1851 Census Index for Astwick 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. Guthlac is a building of stone in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and western tower containing one bell: and in the church are monuments to the Cokayne and Fossey families: there are 140 sittings. The existing register dates from the year 1718.

[Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]

Church Records

Church of England

The parish record transcripts for St Guthlac are available on microfiche for the period 1718-1812 from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.

Gazetteers

• Transcript of the Astwick entry from Imperial Gazatteer of England & Wales, 1866-9, can be found on Craig Pickup's GENOOT site

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