Battlesden Bedfordshire Family History Guide
Battlesden an Ancient Parish in the county of Bedfordshire. Battlesden parish was abolished in 1928 with the creation of Battlesden with Pottesgrove Ecclesiastical Parish.
Parish church: St. Peter
Parish registers begin: 1719
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Adjacent Parishes
Battlesden Parish Registers
Search online registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials including digitised images of original records and registers and indexed transcriptions.
Baptism Records
These records include indexed transcriptions of parish register baptisms.
Battlesden, Bedfordshire Baptisms, 1602-1877
Marriage and Banns Records
These records include indexed transcriptions of parish register marriages and banns.
Battlesden, Bedfordshire Marriages, 1605-1927
Death and Burial Records
These records include indexed transcriptions of parish register deaths and burials.
Battlesden, Bedfordshire Burials, 1759- 1811
Battlesden Parish Registers 1602 – 1812
The Battlesden Parish Registers 1602 – 1812 are available free to read online, with options to download the pdf for personal research
Battlesden Parish Registers 1602 – 1812 Bedfordshire Parish Registers Edited by F. G. Emmison, F.R.Hist.S. Volume 37. Bedford 1948.
Battlesden Parish Registers 1602 – 1812 Bedfordshire Parish Registers Edited by F. G. Emmison, F.R.Hist.S. Volume 37. Bedford 1948.
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BATTLESDEN, a parish in Woburn district, Beds, on Watling-street, 3 miles SSE of Woburn, and 4½ NE of Leighton-Buzzard r. station. Post Town, Woburn. Acres, 1,123. Real property, £1,981. Pop., 143. Houses, 31. The manor belonged, in the time of Edward III., to the Firmbands; passed, in the time of Elizabeth, to the Duncombes; was purchased, in 1706, by the Bathursts, to whom it gives the title of Baron; and is now the property of the Turners. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Potsgrove, in the diocese of Ely. Value, £509. Patrons, the Trustees of the late Sir G. P. Turner, Bart. The church is good.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1840
Battlesden, a parish in the hund. of Manshead, union of Woburn, county of Bedford; 3 miles south of Woburn, on the post road to Dunstable. Living a rectory, united with that of Potsgrove, formerly in the archd. of Bedford and dio. of Lincoln, now in the dio. of Ely; valued at £12 9s. 7d.; gross income £328. Patron, in 1835, Sir G. P. Turner, Bart. Earl Bathurst takes the title of baron from this place. It stands on the Roman road called Watling street. Pop., in 1801, 133; in 1831, 145. Houses 28. Acres 1,140. A. P. £2,420. Poor rates, in 1837, £167.
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1840.
A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1833
Battleden, co. Bedford.
P. T. Woburn (41) 3 m. SSE. Pop. 151.
A parish in the hundred of Manshead; living, a rectory united with that of Potsgrave, in the archdeaconry of Bedford and diocese of Lincoln; valued in K. B. 12l. 9s. 7d.; church ded. to St. Peter; patron (1829) Sir G. P. Turner, Bart.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland by John Gorton. The Irish and Welsh articles by G. N. Wright; Vol. II; London; Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand; 1833.
Historical Directory Transcriptions
The Post Office Directory of Bedfordshire 1869
BATTLESDEN is a small village and parish, 2½ south from Woburn, in the hundred of Manshead, union of Woburn, county court district of Leighton Buzzard, deanery of Dunstable, archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Ely.
Parish Clerk Joseph Birch
Bromllow David esq JP Battlesden park
COMMERCIAL
Harris George farmer
Mossman Charles farmer
Parrott William farmer
Source: The Post office directory of Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire By Kelly’s directories, ltd 1869
Historical Maps
OS Grid Reference: SP9651528711 (all-numeric format: 496515 228711)
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Administration
- County: Bedfordshire
- Civil Registration District: Woburn
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford
- Diocese: Pre-1837 – Lincoln, Post-1836 – Ely
- Rural Deanery: Dunstable
- Poor Law Union: Woburn
- Hundred: Manshead
- Province: Canterbury