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EDWORTH, a parish in the hundred of BIGGLESWADE, county of BEDFORD, 4 miles (S E. by S.) from Biggleswade containing 87 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £15.16.3., and in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church is dedicated to St. George.
[A Topographical Dictionary of England - Samuel Lewis - 1831]
The 1851 Census Index for Edworth can be found in the 1851 Index to Census of Bedfordshire, Volume 3, Book 3 available from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.
Church of England
The church of St. George is a small building of stone in the Decorated and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave, north and south transepts, north and south porches, and an embattled western tower containing 3 bells : there are two ancient stained windows in good preservation and in the chancel is a memorial window to members of the Smyth family : the church was restored in 1876, at a cost of £800 : there are 120 sittings. The register dates from the year 1552.
[Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]
The parish record transcripts for St. George are available on microfiche for the period 1552-1812 from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.
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