Flitwick, Bedfordshire Family History Guide
Flitwick is an Ancient Parish in the county of Bedfordshire.
Status: Ancient Parish
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1581
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1602
Nonconformists include: Particular Baptist, Wesleyan Methodist
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
FLITWICK, a parish in Ampthill district, Beds; on the river Ivel, 2¾ miles S by W of Ampthill, and 4¼ SE of Lidlington r. station. Post town, Ampthill. Acres, 1,700. Real property, £3,379. Pop., 773. Houses, 167. The property is divided among a few. Flitwick House is the seat of J. T. Brooks, Esq. A small priory, a cell to Dunstable abbey, was founded at Rokesac here in 1170, by Philip de Sannerville. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £230. Patron, J. T. Brooks, Esq. The church is good; and there is a national school.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Registers
Flitwick Parish Registers 1602-1812
London Marriage Licences and Allegations 1521 to 1869
The following have been extracted from London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.
Abbreviations. — B. Bishop of London’s Office; D. Dean and Chapter of Westminster; F. Faculty Office of Archbishop of Canterbury; V. Registry of the Vicar-General of Canterbury.
Howe, John, of St. Andrew, Holborn, gent., bachelor, about 22, and Mrs. Margaret Callopp, of Flittvvick, Beds, spinster, about 19, her father’s consent — at Flittwick afore- said. 23 Oct. 1669. V.
Roberts, Thomas (subs. Roberds), of North Myms, Herts, gent., bachelor, about 27, and Mary Bigg, of Flitwicke, alias Flitton, co. Beds, spinster, about 22, consent of father, Thomas Biggs, gent. — at St. Ann, Blackfriars. 18 June, 1663. V
Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Bedfordshire Historical Directories
Maps
OS Grid Reference: TL0319035047 (all-numeric format: 503190 235048)
Administration
- County: Bedfordshire
- Civil Registration District: Ampthill
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford
- Diocese: Pre-1837 – Lincoln, Post-1836 – Ely
- Rural Deanery: Fleete
- Poor Law Union: Ampthill
- Hundred: Redbornestoke
- Province: Canterbury