Ickleford Hertfordshire Family History Guide
Ickleford is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Hertfordshire, created in 1847 from a chapelry in Pirton Ancient Parish. In 1844 the part of Ickleford in Bedfordshire was transferred to Hertfordshire.
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Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1749
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1604
Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist
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The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
ICKLEFORD, a village and a parish in Hitchin district, Herts. The village stands on the river Ivel, adjacent to Icknield street, the Great Northern railway, and the boundary with Beds, under Wilbury hills, 2 miles N of Hitchin; and has a post-office under Hitchin.
The parish comprises 1, 007 acres. Real property, £2, 224. Pop., 546. Houses, 110. The property is divided among a few. Ickleford House is the seat of the Hon. Mrs. Ryder.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £280. Patron, Ralph Lindsay, Esq. The church consists of nave, S aisle, and chancel, with porch and tower; recently underwent extensive repairs; and contains the grave of Henry Boswell, king of the gipsies.
There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
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Administration
- County: Hertfordshire
- Civil Registration District: Hitchin
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division)
- Diocese: Post-1844 – Rochester, Pre-1845 – Lincoln
- Rural Deanery: Hitchin
- Poor Law Union: Hitchin
- Hundred: Hitchin and Pirton
- Province: Canterbury