In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stagsden like this:
STAGSDEN, a parish, with a village, in the district and county of Bedford; 4 ¾ miles W of Bedford r. station. It has a post-office under Bedford. Acres, 3,386. Real property, £3,794. Pop., 708. Houses, 140. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Lord Dynevor. There is a chalybeate spring. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £350.* Patrons, the Proprietors of the Bramham Estate. The church is very old. There are an Independent chapel and a free school.
Stagsden through time
Stagsden is now part of Bedford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bedford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stagsden itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stagsden, in Bedford and Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5754
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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