We have amazing new homes in wootton, bedfordshire. We meet twice on a sunday with services to suit all ages. Wootton is a large village and civil parish located to the southwest of bedford, in the north of bedfordshire, england. They are certainly not intended to be exhaustive and more work could be done, for example, on the interesting buildings with reference to census returns, electoral registers and name searches for owners andor occupiers amongst our other archives, or on churches with reference to. The surname first appears in records in the mid 11th century see below. Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the. Albert john foster appointed as vicar of wootton 18801918, writer of local historical romances including ampthill towers 1894 and. The property is located on the popular landscaped berryfields development within the village of wootton and benefits from countryside views to the rear. The group represented our school against 14 other high school groups from around the country and won they also won the award for. For more information please contact john hudson on 01865 735277. Wootton, bedfordshire click on the map for other historical maps of this place. There are already 50 users and 1,405 genealogy profiles with the wootton surname on geni. Bedfordshire family history society journals on cd.
Bedford borough and central bedfordshires library catalogue. The manor, with wootton house, belongs to the family of payne. There are baptist and wesleyan chapels resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source. For example, in england and wales rural districts units with rd or rsd suffixes may even exclude the places they are named after. The bedford borough council and central bedfordshire council virtual library the virtual library. The real reason for the name wootton bridge, however, is a post office one.
Tucked away but easily visible to anyone glancing down the mews, its crisp blue bookshop sign is difficult to miss. Wootton, bedfordshire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. The following pages are designed to give a brief history of some aspects of the community. Surrounded by open countryside, country lanes and many public footpaths it is. The bedfordshire historical record society has been publishing material on the history of bedfordshire since 1912. Douglas field passed away in bedford, bedfordshire. A huge congratulations to the members of wootton acappella for coming in first place at the sing strong new york acappella competition this past weekend. Wootton bedfordshire family history guide parishmouse. It is some 4 miles south west of swindon, and lies 10 miles from malmesbury, 4 miles from lyneham, 8 miles from calne and 14 miles from chippenham. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. There was a former church on the site by the mid 12th century and the list of incumbents goes back to 1258 when the. Explore wootton genealogy and family history in the worlds largest family tree. I too lived in tithe barn rd along with my brothers, peter and jimmy.
Next story westoning bedfordshire family history guide previous story woburn bedfordshire family history guide parishmouse provides a wealth of information about the history of parishes, towns and hamlets throughout the united kingdom, transcribed from historical books. See page 6 for full details of the book which is available from the bookstall. Wootton photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Wootton, a parish, with a scattered village, in bedfordshire, 4. The website of wootton bridge historical, isle of wight. The lineage of the name wootton begins with the anglosaxon tribes in britain. Our aim is to know jesus and make jesus known to the people of wootton and beyond. The gallery was strewed with fragments of hymns, prayerbooks and. A place to post memories and photos of wootton, bedfordshire. Grahame ward i remember you and the lock up jail in wootton. Interpreting our documents, presenting our history.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. It is one of the top performing schools in bedfordshire with a reputation for high standards, in both the curriculum and the breadth of the extracurricular opportunities. Their name, however, is derived from the old english words wudu, meaning wood, and tun, meaning enclosure or settlement, and indicates that the original bearer of the name lived in a town by a wood. Today i discovered another independent bookshop in bedfordshire that includes books on local history in its stock. The location of this town was in the east of england. Parish church of st mary the virgin, wootton, bedford. The 1851 census index for wootton can be found in the 1851 index to census of bedfordshire, volume 1, book 3 available from the bedfordshire family history. Buzzard books is at 1 high street mews, just off the high street and shopping area in leighton buzzard. John marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described wootton like this. The history of the trailly family has been given under yelden q. It is situated in the small hamlet of hall end on the edge of the village of wootton in bedfordshire.
We are pleased to offer for sale this terrace home which was built in 2018 by persimmon homes. Click the link for a map with wootton librarys location marked. Search the catalogue for a title or scan an isbn barcode to see if we have the book and where it is. The units covering this place tab lists units whose boundaries contained wootton election results. The history society meets on the second thursday in the month at the community centre from 7. This page was last edited on 11 december 2014, at 06. Besides parishes in many counties, there are innumerable. It is a result of when they lived in the county of kent. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Transcripts in either book or microfiche form for registers prior to 18 can be purchased from the blars see website for details. The historical society of royal wootton bassett, wootton bassett. The group represented our school against 14 other high school groups from around the country and won they also won the award for best acappella arrangement. Bedfordshire parish poor law papers 16221834, an index.
I try my best to keep the data accurate and uptodate, but there are often cases where information is either missing or inccurate, so i appreciate all the help i can get. Later in history, wootton came to mean settlement by a wood. The chequers inn is a 400 year old family run pub with a well known reputation for real home cooked food, real ales and genuine hospitality. Buy a history of wootton, bedfordshire by smith, dina, etc. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the wootton surname. Wootton, bedfordshire new build homes smartnewhomes. Welcome to the wootton family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Our wootton bedfordshire was recorded as otone in the domesday book in 1086 and wutton in 1197 in the feet of fines.
Wootton has had a long association with brickmaking, but is now mainly a dormitory community for bedford and milton keynes. The domesday book of 1086, listed wootton as having 26 residents 20. Get access to the new build homes from the uks top developers. Extracts for bedfordshire settlements found in the domesday book. He was the son in law of john pope, whose grave is in wootton cemetery, the first grave on the left as you enter the main gate. Guide to wootton, bedfordshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Wootton, a parish, with a scattered village, in the district and county of bedford. Let me tell the country town of bedfordshire in facts about bedford.
Jun 29, 2019 next story westoning bedfordshire family history guide previous story woburn bedfordshire family history guide parishmouse provides a wealth of information about the history of parishes, towns and hamlets throughout the united kingdom, transcribed from historical books and parish registers. I remember our school song, it was called boys and girls of wootton. Postcodes in wootton, bedfordshire, england postcode. Guide to old warden, bedfordshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Inscribed on the stone are the details of charles frederick eastwood.
There has been a great deal of residential development over the last 30 years but some attractive old timberframed houses still survive. The service can give you directions from your home as well. The obituary was featured in bedford today on may 23. The parish also includes the hamlets of hall end, keeley green and wootton green. Nearby campsites more campsites bellow you can find the nearest camping. Wootton, bedfordshire genealogy heraldry and history. A history of wootton, bedfordshire photographs and memories. Royal wootton bassett is a market town located in north wiltshire.
Westoning, bedfordshire genealogy family history library. Wootton in bedfordshire was recorded as otone in the domesday book in 1086 and wutton in 1197 in the feet of fines. Transcripts in either book or microfiche form for registers prior to 18 can be. Wootton parish council, bedfordshire home facebook. In 1912, wootton church clock was purchased at bedford market auction by a chap called mr lindley for the princely sum of 2s 6d, he then took the clock home and set it up in his back garden as seen in the photosfrom the bedfordshire times, 1912. The historical society of royal wootton bassett home. A history of wootton, bedfordshire photographs and. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Wootton upper school and arts college is an academy operated by wootton academy trust. We are a friendly, evangelical, anglican church in the village of wootton near bedford. History of wootton, in bedford and bedfordshire map and description. In the 18th century church bells were made here for several churches in bedfordshire and adjoining counties. The modern name, wootton bridge, dates apparently from the present 20th century when the ford at the creek was superseded by a bridge. Parish church of st mary the virgin is a grade i listed building in wootton, bedford, england. Wootton, is a parish, with a scattered village, in the district and county of bedford. Welcome to wootton parish councils facebook page, here to keep you update to date with village news. The bedfordshire and luton archives and records service hold the registers for wootton.
Wootton, bedfordshire satellite image view wootton, bedfordshire street map view wootton, bedfordshire weather map view wootton, bedfordshire street view view. This page provides visitors with information on the current talks series. It was the centre of an anglosaxon royal estate, to which was attached the jurisdiction of wootton hundred. History of wootton, in bedford and bedfordshire map and. Wootton or wotton, comes from the olde english pre7th century words wudu, wood and tun, enclosure or settlement. If you have any additional information about postcodes in wootton, bedfordshire, please contact me. Cd this book is available on cd in the form of a searchable. Baptisms 15621981, marriages 15621995, burials 15621942, banns 18461993. A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area.