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Bedfordshire

LITTLE BARFORD

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"LITTLE BARFORD, a parish in the hundred of Biggleswade, in the county of Bedford, 2 miles to the south of St. Neot's, its post town. It is situated on the east side of the river Ouse, on the confines of Huntingdonshire. The living (with parsonage and glebe) is a rectory in the diocese of Ely, of the value of £254, in the gift of the Rev. J. Allington, incumbent. The church, an ancient edifice, is dedicated to St. Mary, and has a Norman arch, a curious screen, and a monumental brass of the year 1535.

[The above was transcribed (and edited) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2023

Churches

• Here are photographs of the parish Church:
  • St. Denys's Church, Little Barford.
• There are photographs and a description of St Denys's on the Bedfordshire Parish Churches website.
• The Church has its own website:
  • St. Denys's Church, Little Barford

Church History

• Church of England
  • The church of St. Denys is a small structure in the Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave, north aisle and a western tower containing 4 bells, and was thoroughly restored in 1871: the roof is of open timber work, a portion of which is beautifully painted: a Perpendicular rood screen separates the vestry from the body of the church, and its lower stage is decorated with red and white roses : the south doorway shows some fine Norman work, with an inserted arch of Early English date: the north doorway, also late Norman, has a well-carved arch on two shafts : the chancel had a south aisle, the arches of which were formerly built into the wall: there is a peculiar brass to Thomas Perys, 1535, and Agnes his wife: the stained east window is a memorial to the Alington family : the organ was presented in 1876 by A. H. Royds esq. and it has since been improved at a cost of £100: there are 110 sittings. The register dates from the year 1661. [Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]

Church Records

• Church of England
  • The parish record transcripts for St. Denys are available on microfiche for the period 1661-1812 from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.

Gazetteers

• A transcript of the LittleBarford parish entries from Samuel Lewis's 1831 Topographical Dictionary of England,
• A transcript of the LittleBarford parish entries from Samuel Lewis's 1835 Topographical Dictionary of England,
• A transcript of the LittleBarford parish entries from The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1866-9