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Bedfordshire Parish List

Find out if your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in the county of Bedfordshire.

A full list of parishes/places covered by the records and the dates the records are available for is given below. The date ranges are those derived from the earliest and latest records and do not necessarily reflect a complete run of years.

Baptisms

Marriages

Burials

Bedfordshire Baptisms

Parish	Year from	Year to	Record count
Ampthill	1602	1931	15376
Arlesey	1538	1874	7250
Aspley Guise	1563	1972	4826
Aspley Heath	1888	1888	4
Astwick	1603	1891	584
Barton in the Clay	1559	1885	4840
Battlesden	1602	1877	736
Bedford	1539	1910	41428
Bedford Circuit	1810	1861	1449
Bedford, Holy Trinity	1842	1883	507
Bedford, St Cuthbert	1760	1887	550
Bedford, St Mary	1813	1850	114
Bedford, St Paul	1842	1844	9
Bedford, St Peter de Merton	1816	1875	273
Biddenham	1602	1885	3772
Biggleswade	1637	1975	25433
Biggleswade Circuit	1799	1885	1845
Billington	1609	1877	1413
Biscot	1755	1894	523
Bletsoe	1582	1813	2768
Blunham	1571	1990	7118
Bolnhurst	1602	1812	864
Bromham	1570	1812	1487
Caddington	1558	1875	7850
Campton	1569	1812	4782
Cardington	1572	1876	5463
Carlton	1554	1874	2235
Chalgrave	1539	1939	3452
Chalton	1839	1839	3
Chellington	1567	1873	861
Clapham	1560	1916	2259
Clifton	1602	1886	3614
Clophill	1567	1877	5484
Cockayne Hatley	1602	1974	2188
Colmworth	1605	1885	5676
Cople	1562	1865	3423
Cranfield	1600	1963	9679
Dean	1566	1885	3363
Dunstable	1559	1949	12933
Dunton	1553	1874	3076
East Hyde	1806	1922	1278
Eaton Bray	1559	1971	6590
Eaton Ford	1840	1840	1
Eaton Socon	1566	1959	13807
Edworth	1552	1885	858
Eggington	1611	1940	999
Elstow	1602	1942	3938
Eversholt	1559	1885	3689
Eyeworth	1538	1875	1196
Farndish	1587	1885	527
Felmersham	1602	1885	2886
Flitton with Silsoe	1581	1885	6576
Flitwick	1603	1893	4165
Girtford	1884	1884	1
Goldington	1559	1908	3692
Great Barford	1563	1952	8970
Harlington	1602	1946	3382
Harrold	1598	1855	3888
Haynes	1596	1885	8096
Heath and Reach	1740	1875	1282
Henlow	1556	1939	5420
Higham Gobion	1615	1913	396
Hockliffe	1604	1877	2036
Houghton	1833	1869	6
Houghton Conquest	1539	1875	4438
Houghton Regis	1538	1974	10096
Hulcote	1605	1939	394
Husborne Crawley	1558	1875	3696
Kempston	1466	1960	11684
Keysoe	1602	1890	2511
Knotting	1592	1879	835
Langford	1602	1906	12778
Leagrave	1755	1791	7
Leighton Buzzard	1562	1974	17906
Lidlington	1564	1875	9177
Little Barford	1602	1877	986
Little Staughton	1598	1886	2138
Lower Dean	1845	1847	8
Lower Gravenhurst	1602	1885	527
Luton	1480	1979	46528
Marston Moretaine	1602	1885	10399
Maulden	1558	1875	7356
Melchbourne	1602	1879	1492
Meppershall	1602	1951	3164
Millbrook	1565	1971	4203
Milton Bryan	1559	1881	2850
Milton Ernest	1538	1876	3443
Moggerhanger	1860	1885	356
Northill	1562	1950	7144
Oakley	1560	1879	2586
Odell	1602	1877	3128
Old Warden	1576	1885	3778
Pavenham	1561	1879	2560
Pertenhall	1582	1885	2146
Podington	1535	1885	2869
Potsgrove	1602	1874	1722
Potton	1602	1921	14132
Potton Circuit	1860	1885	131
Pulloxhill	1553	1907	5033
Ramridge End	1783	1783	1
Ravensden	1565	1910	6087
Renhold	1602	1885	3712
Ridgmont	1539	1911	6303
Riseley	1602	1876	9201
Roxton	1602	1877	6044
Salford	1559	1891	2892
Sandy	1538	1877	12511
Sharnbrook	1596	1904	7232
Shelton	1603	1965	4174
Shillington	1559	1885	12681
Silsoe	1846	1879	460
Souldrop	1602	1895	2204
Southill	1538	1884	15206
Stagsden	1602	1877	2549
Stanbridge	1560	1885	1915
Steppingley	1562	1889	1550
Stevington	1603	1885	2620
Stondon	1823	1917	54
Stopsley	1755	1867	113
Stotfold	1559	1880	5010
Streatley	1602	1883	2410
Studham	1570	1885	5556
Sundon	1559	1880	2151
Sutton	1549	1962	3107
Swineshead	1548	1812	1795
Tempsford	1602	1875	3746
Thurleigh	1563	1936	5235
Tilbrook	1602	1880	1604
Tilsworth	1603	1878	1871
Tingrith	1573	1910	3347
Toddington	1540	1956	15413
Totternhoe	1557	1885	2493
Turvey	1629	1885	4544
Upper Dean	1628	2011	348
Upper Gravenhurst	1568	1878	1796
Upper Stondon	1606	1912	958
Westoning	1560	1812	2373
Whipsnade	1603	1877	951
Wilden	1545	1875	2868
Willington	1602	1883	1574
Wilstead	1593	1894	5173
Woburn	1559	1949	12060
Woburn Sands	1868	1910	1470
Woodside	1879	1910	786
Wootton	1562	1939	10605
Wrestlingworth	1578	1949	6231
Wymington	1602	1972	3095
Yelden	1602	1885	2908

Bedfordshire Marriages

Parish	Year from	Year to	Record count
Ampthill	1604	1936	5292
Arlesey	1559	1895	3562
Aspley Guise	1563	1940	4598
Astwick	1612	1936	406
Barton	1760	1845	12
Barton in the Clay	1559	1895	2078
Battlesden	1605	1927	658
Bedford	1540	1974	45080
Bedford, Holy Trinity	1841	1974	2926
Bedford, St Cuthbert	1761	1964	258
Bedford, St John	1759	1965	24
Bedford, St Mary	1813	1948	1636
Bedford, St Paul	1719	1957	70
Bedford, St Peter de Merton	1764	1953	244
Biddenham	1602	1885	1886
Biggleswade	1604	1935	7108
Billington	1773	1895	492
Biscot	1868	1930	1164
Bletsoe	1584	1812	1158
Blunham	1571	1950	5400
Bolnhurst	1603	1837	720
Bromham	1572	1936	1918
Caddington	1558	1880	3758
Campton	1572	1885	2222
Cardington	1573	1964	2518
Carlton	1555	1964	1284
Chalgrave	1539	1889	1838
Chellington	1582	1837	804
Clapham	1603	1895	766
Clifton	1602	1896	1694
Clophill	1579	1895	2400
Cockayne Hatley	1602	1898	2312
Colmworth	1605	1895	1406
Cople	1563	1876	2118
Cranfield	1600	1966	4902
Dean	1567	1895	1588
Dunstable	1558	1963	7772
Dunton	1553	1895	1764
East Hyde	1859	1885	178
Eaton Bray	1559	1916	4554
Eaton Socon	1572	1964	9544
Edworth	1556	1894	364
Eggington	1611	1894	1350
Elstow	1603	1966	1998
Eversholt	1630	1895	1468
Everton	1765	1910	8
Eyeworth	1538	1884	544
Farndish	1591	1895	300
Felmersham	1603	1895	1232
Flitton	1782	1887	26
Flitton with Silsoe	1582	1895	2464
Flitwick	1602	1895	1998
Goldington	1559	1966	2490
Great Barford	1559	1932	3244
Harlington	1602	1895	2090
Harrold	1598	1885	2042
Haynes	1596	1909	5788
Heath and Reach	1773	1885	736
Henlow	1559	1957	2960
Higham Gobion	1803	1897	140
Hockliffe	1606	1895	970
Houghton	1765	1894	40
Houghton Conquest	1539	1885	2238
Houghton Regis	1539	1885	4358
Hulcote	1606	1877	388
Hulcote with Salford	1754	1807	132
Husborne Crawley	1558	1885	2162
Kempston	1570	1972	7850
Keysoe	1604	1936	2120
Knotting	1603	1895	524
Langford	1602	1964	2640
Leighton Buzzard	1562	1987	19436
Lidlington	1560	1889	2788
Little Barford	1602	1895	404
Little Staughton	1560	1895	1242
Lower Gravenhurst	1612	1895	238
Luton	1568	1989	36890
Luton, Christ Church	1766	1928	3738
Luton, St Mary	1827	1827	2
Luton, St Matthew	1823	1939	2096
Marston Moretaine	1601	1895	4870
Maulden	1558	1895	3328
Melchbourne	1602	1935	1322
Meppershall	1602	1885	1108
Millbrook	1564	1916	2170
Milton Bryan	1559	1895	1442
Milton Ernest	1538	1895	1564
Moggerhanger	1860	1895	170
Northill	1562	1936	5440
Oakley	1560	1895	1268
Odell	1602	1895	1700
Old Warden	1576	1895	1596
Pavenham	1561	1895	1312
Pertenhall	1584	1948	2058
Podington	1602	1936	1978
Potsgrove	1607	1895	1046
Potton	1602	1902	7482
Potton Circuit	1875	1892	12
Pulloxhill	1571	1989	5944
Ravensden	1578	1936	3204
Renhold	1603	1895	1280
Ridgmont	1539	1936	2936
Riseley	1603	1938	3128
Roxton	1602	1934	2642
Salford	1561	1936	1538
Sandy	1538	1902	6248
Sharnbrook	1583	1936	3714
Shefford	1767	1933	728
Shelton	1603	1936	2730
Shillington	1560	1884	3532
Silsoe	1846	1857	36
Souldrop	1602	1895	1062
Southill	1538	1895	5772
Stagsden	1602	1837	868
Stanbridge	1764	1838	22
Steppingley	1567	1894	770
Stevington	1603	1895	1548
Stondon	1913	1915	8
Stotfold	1563	1886	2502
Streatley	1605	1895	1698
Studham	1570	1894	4378
Sundon	1569	1936	1364
Sutton	1538	1936	1830
Swineshead	1549	1836	636
Tempsford	1602	1936	1780
Thurleigh	1562	1936	2362
Tilbrook	1602	1836	424
Tilsworth	1603	1936	3072
Tingrith	1573	1936	1246
Toddington	1558	1955	11196
Totternhoe	1559	1895	1564
Turvey	1629	1895	2332
Upper Dean	1686	1887	680
Upper Gravenhurst	1576	1911	1168
Upper Stondon	1776	1915	188
Westoning	1562	1909	1192
Whipsnade	1603	1894	570
Wilden	1545	1936	1694
Willington	1602	1895	1254
Wilstead	1593	1895	3534
Woburn	1558	1987	6080
Woburn Sands	1832	1970	896
Woodside	1892	1934	372
Wootton	1562	1914	3712
Wrestlingworth	1584	1895	2172
Wymington	1602	1895	1478
Yelden	1602	1895	1098

Bedfordshire Burials

Parish	Year from	Year to	Record count
Ampthill	1660	1956	6232
Arlesey	1602	1944	1940
Aspley Guise	1564	1972	1204
Aspley Heath	1886	1886	1
Baldock	1776	1776	1
Battlesden	1759	1811	28
Bedford	1629	1944	2896
Bedford Union Workhouse	1866	1866	1
Bedford, Holy Trinity	1767	1921	148
Bedford, St Cuthbert	1755	1858	120
Bedford, St John	1795	1795	1
Bedford, St Mary	1814	1883	111
Bedford, St Paul	1770	1861	77
Bedford, St Peter de Merton	1817	1883	211
Biddenham	1602	1981	1206
Biggleswade	1693	1870	885
Billington	1769	1862	16
Biscot	1799	1799	1
Bletsoe	1605	1808	853
Blunham	1755	1943	1505
Bolnhurst	1879	1879	1
Brickhill	1763	1763	1
Cardington	1724	1789	123
Chalgrave	1757	1964	321
Chalton	1836	1871	4
Clipstone	1769	1769	1
Clophill	1800	1800	1
Cockayne Hatley	1755	1987	3375
Cople	1757	1812	97
Cranfield	1651	1947	1219
Dean	1814	1878	257
Dunstable	1703	1879	1337
East Hyde	1842	1982	766
Eaton Bray	1736	1812	279
Eaton Socon	1571	1983	1200
Edworth	1746	1746	9
Eggington	1705	1927	712
Elstow	1778	1893	456
Eversholt	1802	1802	1
Eyeworth	1767	1792	10
Flitwick	1669	1900	788
Girtford	1863	1863	1
Goldington	1719	1942	568
Great Barford	1812	1938	1338
Harlington	1754	1936	527
Haynes	1597	1812	2009
Heath and Reach	1732	1882	25
Henlow	1754	1979	250
Hockliffe	1793	1871	2
Houghton	1661	1849	4
Houghton Regis	1596	1936	1109
Hulcote	1754	1938	51
Hulcote with Salford	1845	1865	6
Husborne Crawley	1947	1947	1
Hyde Mill	1799	1799	1
Kempston	1764	1879	94
Langford	1667	1868	497
Leagrave	1756	1756	1
Leighton Buzzard	1690	1967	1938
Lidlington	1607	1868	2574
Lower Dean	1846	1847	5
Luton	1700	1991	16604
Luton Hoo	1886	1886	1
Marston Moretaine	1601	1865	3357
Maulden	1788	1788	1
Melchbourne	1791	1822	4
Meppershall	1854	1860	6
Millbrook	1704	1812	345
Milton Bryan	1639	1866	397
Milton Ernest	1686	1870	760
Moggerhanger	1861	1868	48
Northill	1759	1812	308
Oakley	1906	1906	1
Odell	1641	1807	146
Pertenhall	1756	1887	105
Podington	1861	1867	56
Potsgrove	1602	1868	508
Potton	1603	1948	4464
Pulloxhill	1702	1940	984
Ravensden	1831	1875	253
Renhold	1633	1924	903
Ridgmont	1669	1852	1012
Riseley	1602	1872	2510
Roxton	1602	1893	1827
Salford	1329	1953	1006
Sandy	1759	1863	1526
Sewell	1678	1791	280
Sharnbrook	1602	1874	1449
Shefford	1808	1808	1
Shelton	1604	1926	1050
Shillington	1606	1868	3045
Silsoe	1846	1874	227
Souldrop	1603	1895	387
Southill	1602	1839	2360
Stopsley	1795	1795	1
Stotfold	1752	1865	531
Streatley	1602	1854	641
Studham	1607	1964	1056
Sundon	1856	1856	1
Sutton	1779	1779	1
Tempsford	1813	1868	649
Tilsworth	1754	1868	267
Tingrith	1605	1873	589
Toddington	1562	1937	3672
Turely	1786	1786	1
Turvey	1747	1911	140
Union Workhouse	1791	1891	4
Upper Dean	1707	1877	325
Upper Gravenhurst	1771	1812	8
Upper Stondon	1784	1808	3
Westoning	1884	1978	618
Willington	1755	1812	49
Wilstead	1751	1965	297
Wingfield	1855	1855	1
Woburn	1754	1961	2855
Woburn Sands	1835	1985	715
Wootton	1718	1944	2633
Wrestlingworth	1602	1893	1801
Wymington	1602	1862	812
Yelden	1602	1867	862