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|The smallest of the 'Shire' counties, Bedfordshire has no cities but is home to the fine market towns of Bedford, Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard.
  
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Whipsnade Park Zoo near Dunstable, the chalky downs, and Woburn Abbey, the home of the Duke of Bedford are important attractions.
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The north of the county was mainly agricultural and the south mostly industrial, especially in the town of Luton, which is famous for hat making.
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Bedfordshire was the birthplace of John Bunyan, author of 'Pilgrim's Progress' which he wrote whilst imprisoned in Bedford Gaol.
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'''County town:''' Bedford
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'''Other major towns:''' Luton and Dunstable
  
  
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Bedfordshire | Bedfordshire Places of Worship]]'''
  
  
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'''Bedfordshire'''
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandBedfordshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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County town: Bedford
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==Resources==
  
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Other major towns: Luton and Dunstable
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'''Primary Reference'''
  
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*[http://www.bedscc.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/ArchivesAndRecordOffice.aspx '''Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service''']
  
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*[http://blars.adlibsoft.com/ Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service Online Catalogue]
  
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The smallest of the 'Shire' counties, Bedfordshire has no cities but is home to the fine market towns of Bedford, Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard, Whipsnade Park Zoo near Dunstable, the chalky downs, and Woburn Abbey, the home of the Duke of Bedford.
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*[http://www.bfhs.org.uk/ Bedfordshire Family History Society]
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The north of the county was mainly agricultural and the south mostly industrial, especially in the town of Luton, which is famous for hat making.
 
  
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Bedfordshire was the birthplace of John Bunyan, author of 'Pilgrim's Progress' which he wrote whilst imprisoned in Bedford jail.
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*[http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/community-and-living/libraries/default.aspx Bedfordshire Libraries]
  
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*[http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/cgi-bin/vlib.sh Bedfordshire Virtual Library]
  
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
  
  
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'''Countywide Interest'''
  
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*[http://www.edintone.com/pages/bapt6.html Baptist Ministers in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire 1753-1835]
  
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==Register Offices==
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*[http://www.countyviews.com/beds/church.htm Bedfordshire Churches]
  
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=====Bedfordshire District Register Office=====
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*[http://www.schools.bedfordshire.gov.uk/gaol/contents.htm 19th Century Bedford Gaol ]
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Pilgrim Centre<br>
 
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20 Brickhill Drive<br>
 
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Bedford<br>
 
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MK41 7PZ
 
  
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Tel: 01234 290450
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*[http://www.cus.cam.ac.uk/~jld1/family/p1722h.html Bedfordshire Poll Book 1722]
  
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''Use caution if you google for this office,the only result found has a link to order a certificate online through a third party certificate supplier.The cost is £25,to ensure you are not paying more than the usual £7 fee please contact the office direct''
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*[http://www.cus.cam.ac.uk/~jld1/family/p1784h.html Bedfordshire Poll Book 1784]
  
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=====Luton Register Office=====
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*[http://www.cb5.co.uk/Bedford-poorhouse1871.htm Bedford Poorhouse 1871]
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6 George St West<br>
 
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Luton
 
  
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Tel: 01582 722603<br>
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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/BDF/BEDFORD.txt 1851 Census of Bedford Prison]
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email: registration@luton.gov.uk
 
  
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==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.bedfordshirehrs.org.uk/index.aspx Bedfordshire Historical Record Society]
  
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html Bedfordshire Surnames List]
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.wla/wla_home.htm Bedfordshire Womens Land Army]
  
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*[http://www.localancestors.com/ Local Ancestors]
  
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'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 
  
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*Dunstable and Luton. ''Monthly'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=309 Willow the Wisp] '''NOT''' during sch hols
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
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*[http://www.ampthillhistory.co.uk/ Ampthill History Forum]
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.ampthillimages.com/ Ampthill Images]
  
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.biggleswadehistory.org.uk/ Biggleswade History Society]
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.camptonandchicksands.org.uk/index.htm Campton and Chicksands Parish]
  
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.cople.org.uk/index.asp Cople]
  
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*Milton Keynes (25/30 mile radius) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=843 Geraldine]
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*[http://www.eatonbray.com/history/ Eaton Bray]
  
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==Links==
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*[http://www.escan.org.uk/  Eatons Community Association - Eaton Socon and Eaton Ford] BMDs, Census Transcripts, Electoral Rolls
  
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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.familia.org.uk%2Fservices%2Fengland%2Fbedfordshire.html Library Link Bedfordshire Library ]
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*[http://www.felmersham.net/churchyard.htm Felmersham Churchyard]
  
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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bfhs.org.uk%2F Family History society]
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*[http://www.sgibbs1.freeserve.co.uk/gtbarford/ Great Barford Parish Register and 1841-1901 Census Transcripts]
  
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*[http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/ArchivesandRecordsContacts.aspx] Bedfordshire County records office
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*[http://www.harrold.info/comlinks/pcouncil.html Harrold-on-line]
  
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'''OPC'''
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*[http://clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/husborne01/home.html Husborne Crawley]
  
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
  
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'''Local History Society'''
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/index.html Leighton-Linslade Past Times] includes Billington, Eggington, Heath & Reach, and Stanbridge
  
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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.local-history.co.uk%2FGroups%2Fbeds.html Local History Society Gateway]
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*[http://www.oakleyvillage.co.uk/ Oakley Village]
  
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*[http://www.ravensden.org.uk/ Ravensden Village]
  
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'''Archives'''
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*[http://www.all-saints-church-renhold.org/parishregisters/parishregisters.htm Renold - Parish Registers of All Saints Church]
  
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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bedfordshire.gov.uk%2Farchive Bedfordshire Archives]
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*[http://www.sharnbrookonline.co.uk/index.htm Sharnbrook Online]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyBedford.htm#PageTitle IGI Bedfordshire]
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*[http://www.cb5.co.uk/1851censusstevington.htm Stevington Parish]
  
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*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Bedfordshire/ 1841-1901 census on line]
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*[http://turvey.homestead.com/sitemap.html Turvey]
  
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*[http://www.genogold.com/html/bedfordshire.html Parish Records for Bedfordshire-on going ]  
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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.woburnabbey.co.uk%2F Woburn Abbey]
  
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*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Bedfordshire/index.html UK Genealogy Archives Pages for Bedfordshire]
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*[http://www.vmine.net/woburn/ Woburn Rates Book]
  
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*[http://www.sgibbs1.freeserve.co.uk/gtbarford/ Great Barford Parish Records]
 
  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
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*[http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/CommunityArchivesPages.aspx Bedfordshire Maps and Photographs]
  
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'''Family and social history '''
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*[http://www.countyviews.com/beds/index.htm Bedfordshire Towns & Villages Photo Album]
  
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*[http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html The Bedfordshire Surnames List]
 
  
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*[http://www.schools.bedfordshire.gov.uk/gaol/contents.htm 19th Century Bedford Gaol ]
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'''Books of local interest'''
  
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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.institutions.org.uk%2Fworkhouses%2Fengland%2Fbeds%2Fbedfordshire_workhouses.htm Bedfordshire Workhouses]
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==Register Office==
  
  
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'''Maps & Photographs'''
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'''Bedfordshire District Register Office'''
  
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*[http://www.countyviews.com/beds/index.htm Bedfordshire Towns & Villages Photo Album]
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Pilgrim Centre<br>
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20 Brickhill Drive<br>
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Bedford<br>
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MK41 7PZ <br>
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Tel: 01234 290450<br>
  
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''Use caution if you ‘google’ for this office, the only result found has a link to order a certificate online through a third party certificate supplier. The cost is £25, so to ensure you are not paying more than the usual £7 fee please contact the office direct''
  
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'''Countywide interest'''
 
  
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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cus.cam.ac.uk%2F%7Ejld1%2Ffamily%2Fp1784h.html Bedfordshire Poll Book 1784]
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'''Luton Register Office'''
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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cus.cam.ac.uk%2F%7Ejld1%2Ffamily%2Fp1722h.html Bedfordshire Poll Book 1722]
 
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*[http://www.countyviews.com/beds/church.htm Bedfordshire Churches]
 
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*[http://website.lineone.net/~gsward/pages/bapt6.html Baptist Ministers in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire 1753-1835]
 
  
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6 George St West<br>
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Luton <br>
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Tel: 01582 722603<br>
  
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Email: registration@luton.gov.uk<br>
  
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''' Specific Town Village interest'''
 
  
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*[http://www.ampthillhistory.co.uk/ Ampthill History Forum]
 
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*[http://www.escan.org.uk/  Eatons Community Association] website covering the old village areas of Eaton Socon and Eaton Ford, once in Bedfordshire but now in Cambridgeshire. Includes old maps, photographs and transcripts of censuses, electoral rolls and BMDs
 
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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.felmersham48.freeserve.co.uk%2F%2Fchurchyard.htm St Mary's Church, Felmersham, Bedfordshire, Churchyard Survey 1918]
 
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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sgibbs1.freeserve.co.uk%2Fgtbarford%2Findex.htm PARISH RECORDS (Gt.Barford)]
 
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*[http://clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/husborne01/home.html Husborne Crawley]
 
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
 
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*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/index.html Leighton-Linslade Past Times] -Formerly Leighton Buzzard and Linslade - includes Billington, Eggington, Heath & Reach, and Stanbridge
 
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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.woburnabbey.co.uk%2F Woburn Abbey]
 
  
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==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
  
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Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
  
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A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum]  or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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*[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
  
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Latest revision as of 08:04, 16 May 2023

The smallest of the 'Shire' counties, Bedfordshire has no cities but is home to the fine market towns of Bedford, Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard.

Whipsnade Park Zoo near Dunstable, the chalky downs, and Woburn Abbey, the home of the Duke of Bedford are important attractions.

The north of the county was mainly agricultural and the south mostly industrial, especially in the town of Luton, which is famous for hat making.

Bedfordshire was the birthplace of John Bunyan, author of 'Pilgrim's Progress' which he wrote whilst imprisoned in Bedford Gaol.

County town: Bedford


Other major towns: Luton and Dunstable


Bedfordshire Places of Worship


Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest


Maps and Photographs


Books of local interest

Register Office

Bedfordshire District Register Office

Pilgrim Centre
20 Brickhill Drive
Bedford
MK41 7PZ
Tel: 01234 290450

Use caution if you ‘google’ for this office, the only result found has a link to order a certificate online through a third party certificate supplier. The cost is £25, so to ensure you are not paying more than the usual £7 fee please contact the office direct


Luton Register Office

6 George St West
Luton
Tel: 01582 722603

Email: registration@luton.gov.uk


Requests for Research and Photographs in this area

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.



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