Bedfordshire Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Bedfordshire Of Dunstable; as regards the former he often dwelt on its continuous connection with Bedford, from the earliest days of which the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle has. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Bedfordshire Most people in Bedford, and not a few outside, knew the late Charles Gore Chambers as a man of great learning, wide reading, and deep thoughts. All his pupils found him sympathetic and ready to meet them on their own ground, whether language or literature, history or architecture, and he could draw out their ideas and suggest just the right thing to them. On almost any subject he went into details with loving thoroughness. And so, when he took this book in hand, though he already knew the county well, he set to work to explore it systematically, visited almost every place, entered every parish church, investigated both the past and the present state of the lace and straw industries, and in general put all his energies into the task that lay to hand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Place-Names of Bedfordshire The Editor of the Bedfordshire Standard kindly granted me permission to send him, from time to time, during the year 1905, portions of a similar essay on The Place-names of Bedfordshire, which now appears in a revised form on which account I am indebted, for the third time, to the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Edwardian Inventories for Bedfordshire A necessary accompaniment of this wholesale seizure of ecclesiastical property was of course the taking of careful inventories of it. A great number of these still remain, ranging in date from 1536, when those of the religious houses begin, until 1 5 5 3 - the date of the latest Edwardian returns for parish churches. This great series of 16th century inventories, despite its shameful origin, is of the highest legal, historical and liturgical importance. N 0 other country can show the like. Notwithstanding their obvious value, little more than half the inventories have hitherto been printed, and some of these are in comparatively rare publications which are not easy of access. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Visitations of Bedfordshire, Annis Domini 1566, 1582, and 1634 Sir Joseph Williamson, Secretary of State in the reign of Charles II. In the course of my work I was particularly struck by the similarity which exists between the Visitations of 1566 and 1582; this for a long time puzzled me, and were it not for internal evidence I should have hesitated ere I assigned Harl. Ms. 5186 to the Visitation of 1582, so exactly alike are the pedigrees which are common to both; but I think the explanation arises from the fact of there being an interval of only sixteen years between the two, and in so short a period it is not likely that many changes could have taken place. At the same time I am at a loss to account for the fact that the first two Visitations came so close together in point of time, as the average interval between Visitations in other counties appears to be from thirty to forty years; in many cases, indeed, this interval is exceeded; while, on the other hand, in the counties of Bucks and Essex, Visitations appear to have been made so near to each other as to allow Of periods of only eight years and six years respectively intervening. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Tourist's Guide to Bedfordshire Bnnronnsnmn is 36} m. Long from N. To S. At its greatest length, and 22} m. Broad at its greatest breadth. The county to of Bedford is situated on the Ouse, nearly in the centre of the county. Its distance from London by rail is 47 m. The population of the county in 1881 was The area is acres, and it was divided into the hundreds of Stodden, Willey, and Barford in the N Biggleswade and Clifton in the E.; Wixamtree in the centre; Redboumestoke in the W.; and Manhead and Flitt in the S. Its present divisions are 7 police divisions, 2 county-court circuits, and 6 poor-law unions. The number of parishes is 136, all contained in the Archdeaconry of Bedford. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Historical Record of the Sixteenth, or the Bedfordshire Regiment of Foot His Majesty has been pleased to command that, with the view of doing the fullest justice to Regiments, as well as to Individuals who have distinguished themselves by their Bravery in Action with the Enemy, an Account of the Services of every Regiment in the British Army shall be published under the superintendence and direction of the Adjutant-General; and that this Account shall contain the following particulars, viz.: - - The Period and Circumstances of the Original Formation of the Regiment; The Stations at which it has been from time to time employed; The Battles, Sieges, and other Military Operations in which it has been engaged, particularly specifying any Achievement it may have performed, and the Colours, Trophies, &c., it may have captured from the Enemy. - The Names of the Officers, and the number of Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates Killed or Wounded by the Enemy, specifying the place and Date of the Action. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Regimental Records of the Bedfordshire Militia: From 1759 to 1884 Although armed men of various designations had been formed in England from a remote period, it was not until 1759 that the Militia was raised. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.