Bletchley, Buckinghamshire Family History Guide

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Bletchley is an Ancient Parish in the county of Buckinghamshire.

Other places in the parish include: Water Eaton.

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1577
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1575

Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BLETCHLEY, a township and a parish in Newport-Pagnell district, Bucks. The township lies adjacent to Watling-street, and on the Northwestern railway, at the junction of the branches to Bedford, Oxford, and Banbury, 14 miles, by railway, E of Buckingham; and it has a station on the railway, and a head post-office of the name of Bletchley Station. Acres, 1,180. Real property, £1,700. Pop., 426. Houses, 97.

The parish includes also the hamlet of Water-Eaton and part of the township of Fenny-Stratford. Acres, 3,150. Real property, with the rest of Fenny-Stratford, £8,843. Pop., 1,658. Houses, 361. The property is divided among a few. The original head-manor was Water-Eaton; and was given by William the Conqueror to Geoffry, Bishop of Constance in Normandy.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £456. Patron, Joseph Bennitt, Esq. The church is a handsome Gothic structure, with a tower; and contains the tomb of Lord Grey de Wilton, who died in 1442, and a curious tablet to Dr. Sparke, who was rector in 1616.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

Bletchley Monuments & Epitaphs, Fenny Stratford Armorial Ceiling at Fenny Stratford Church. Collection of Tracts by W. Bradbrook and others on the Local History and Parish Registers of Buckinghamshire – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

FamilySearch

England, Buckinghamshire, Bletchley – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Bletchley monuments and epitaphs

England, Buckinghamshire, Bletchley – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Bletchley, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Buckinghamshire, Bletchley – Church records ( 6 )
Banns, 1829-1881
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Fenny Stratford (Buckinghamshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Bletchley, 1575-1829
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bletchley (Buckinghamshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Fenny Stratford, 1575-1831
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Fenny Stratford (Buckinghamshire)

Parish register transcripts, 1744-1867
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bletchley (Buckinghamshire)

Parish registers for Bletchley, 1577-1937
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bletchley (Buckinghamshire)

Parish registers for Fenny Stratford, 1730-1910
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Fenny Stratford (Buckinghamshire)

England, Buckinghamshire, Bletchley – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Bletchley, Bucks, Eng

England, Buckinghamshire, Bletchley – Directories ( 2 )
The Fenny Stratford, Bletchley, and district year book and local directory

Fenny Stratford, Bletchley, Winslow, and Woburn Sands year book and directory
Author: Oldham, E. Forbes

Maps

Old maps of Britain and Europe from A Vision of Britain Through Time

Administration

  • County: Buckinghamshire
  • Civil Registration District: Newport Pagnell
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham
  • Diocese: Pre-1845 – Lincoln, Post-1844 – Oxford
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – None, Post-1844 – Newport
  • Poor Law Union: Newport Pagnell
  • Hundred: Newport
  • Province: Canterbury