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Bedfordshire

WILDEN

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"WILDEN, a parish in the hundred of Basford, county Beds, 5 miles north east of Bedford. The village is situated on a ranch of the river Ouse. Lace is made. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely, value £400. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The charities produce about £50 per annum, including the endowment of Peat's school."

[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

• "EAST END, a small hamlet in the parish of Wilden, county of Bedfordshire, 1 mile east of Wilden. There is here a Baptist chapel."
• "SEVICK END, a small hamlet in the parish of Wilden, county of Bedfordshire, ¾ mile south of Wilden."

Census

• The 1851 Census Index for Wilden can be found in the 1851 Index to Census of Bedfordshire, Volume 2, Book 3 available from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • St. Nicholas's Church, Wilden.
  • The Baptist Church, East End.

Church History

• Church of England
  • The church of St. Nicholas is an edifice of stone, in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and a tower containing 3 bells: there are four monuments, one of which, to a former rector, is dated 1643. The register dates from the year 1545. [Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]

Church Records

• Church of England
  • The parish record transcripts for St Nicholas are available on microfiche for the period 1545-1812 from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.
  • A List of Rectors for St Nicholas Church, Wilden is available here.

Description and Travel

• EAST END, about 1 mile east, is a portion of this parish. [Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]

Gazetteers

• A transcript of the Wilden parish entries from Stephen Whatley's 1750 Topographical Gazetteer of England,
• A transcript of the Wilden parish entries from Samuel Lewis's 1831 Topographical Dictionary of England,
• A transcript of the Wilden parish entries from Samuel Lewis's 1835 Topographical Dictionary of England,
• A transcript of the Wilden parish entries from The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1866-9
• A transcript of the Wilden parish entries from Post Office 1864 Directory of Bedfordshire

Military History

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