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SALFORD

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"SALFORD, a parish in the hundred of Manshead, county Bedford, 4 miles north-west of Woburn, its post town. It is in conjunction with the parish of Holcutt, and is situated on Crawley Brook. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The land is partly in common. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1807. The living is a vicarage annexed to the rectory (with parsonage and glebe) of Holcutt, in the diocese of Ely. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains monuments, and a stone coffin of great antiquity, also a brass to J. Peddar, bearing date 1505. The parochial charities produce about £40 per annum. The Wesleyans have a chapel."

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

The following information was transcribed by Craig Pickup from Kelly's Bedfordshire Directory, 1940

• "SALFORD FORD, (or modern Waterhall) a hamlet in the parish of Salford, in the county of Bedford, ¼ mile south of Salford.

Census

• The 1851 Census Index for Salford can be found in the 1851 Index to Census of Bedfordshire, Volume 4, Book 4 available from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.

Churches

• St. Mary's Church, Salford.

Church History

• Church of England
  • The church of St. Mary, restored in 1867, under the direction of Mr. W. White, is an edifice of interesting character, in the Early Decorated style, with traces of 11th century work, consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle and an open western belfry of oak, placed outside the church and containing 3 bells: the former tower, a modern brick structure, was removed on the repair of the church: the nave is divided from the aisle by an arcade of four curious piers of Early character: in the south aisle is a piscina, and a flat recessed arch, richly cusped and crocketed, within which, on a low altar-tomb, is the recumbent effigy, cross-legged, of a warrior: there is also a large coped altar-tomb, the top of which is incised with a cross; a third and very similar tomb, with a flat top, bears thereon also across with pendent shield : there is a brass, with effigies, to John Peddar, 1505, his wife Alice, and 12 children : several Early stone coffins have been found: there are sittings for 180 persons. The register of baptisms and burials dates from the year 1558; marriages, 1561. [Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]
• Non-conformist
  • The Wesleyan chapel here was erected in 1814. [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.

Gazetteers

• A transcript of the Salford parish entries from Samuel Lewis's 1835 Topographical Dictionary of England,
• A transcript of the Salford parish entries from The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1866-9
• A transcript of the Salford parish entries from Kelly's 1898 Directory of Bedfordshire

Military History

• The BFHS Project in conjunction with Roll of Honour contains the Salford & Hulcote War Memorial transcription for WW1 and WW2 with details of the men found on it.