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The following appear as names for Bedford. Follow the links for what the author actually said:
Name | Author | Source |
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BEDANFORD | John Marius Wilson | Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72). |
BEDFORD | John Bartholomew | Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). |
John Marius Wilson | Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72). | |
BEDICANFORD | John Marius Wilson | Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72). |
NB: These variant names come from our collections of historical travel writing and descriptive gazetteers:
These names were used for units associated with Bedford. Click on the links for details of the units and their names:
Name | Unit Type | Source |
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00KB | District/Unitary Authority (UA) | Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics) |
09UD | District/Unitary Authority (UA) | Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) |
BEDFORD | 1841 Occupation reporting area | 1841 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Occupation Abstract'. |
Ancient District (Borough) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 559. | |
Archdeaconry | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 780. | |
Constituency (CCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) | |
Constituency (BCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) | |
Constituency (PBCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) | |
District/Unitary Authority (UA) | Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) | |
Local Government District (MB) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 559. | |
Local Government District (RD) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 560. | |
Parish-level Unit (CP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 4. | |
Poor Law Union/Reg. District (RegD/PLU) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 559. | |
Rural Deanery | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 777. | |
Rural Deanery | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 777. | |
Sanitary District (USD) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 560. | |
Sanitary District (RSD) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 560. | |
Urban Labour Market | Great Britain Historical GIS Project | |
BEDFORD ALL SAINTS | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 4. |
Parish-level Unit (AP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 4. | |
BEDFORD AND CARDINGTON | Registration sub-District | 1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'. |
BEDFORD AND KEMPSTON | Registration sub-District | 1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'. |
BEDFORD CHRIST CHURCH | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 4. |
BEDFORD FIRST DIVISION | Rural Deanery | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 777. |
BEDFORD HOLY TRINITY | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 4. |
BEDFORD SECOND DIVISION | Rural Deanery | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 777. |
BEDFORDSHIRE BEDFORD | Constituency (PDivCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
Constituency (CCon) | Boundary Commission for England, First Periodical Report (London: H.M.S.O., 1954) | |
BEDFORD ST ANDREW | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 4. |
BEDFORD ST CUTHBERT | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 4. |
Parish-level Unit (AP/CP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 4. | |
BEDFORD ST JOHN | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 4. |
Parish-level Unit (CP/AP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 4. | |
BEDFORD ST LEONARD | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5. |
BEDFORD ST MARTIN | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5. |
BEDFORD ST MARY | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5. |
Parish-level Unit (CP/AP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5. | |
BEDFORD ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5. |
BEDFORD ST PAUL | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5. |
Parish-level Unit (AP/CP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5. | |
BEDFORD ST PETER | Parish-level Unit (CP/AP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5. |
BEDFORD ST PETER DE MERTON | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5. |
Parish-level Unit (CP/AP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5. | |
BEDFORD ST PETER DUNSTABLE | Parish-level Unit (AP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5. |
CUTHBERT ST | Parish-level Unit (AP/CP) | 1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'. |
E010002 | Local Government District (MB) | |
E010009 | Local Government District (RD) | |
JOHN ST | Parish-level Unit (CP/AP) | 1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'. |
MARY ST | Parish-level Unit (CP/AP) | 1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'. |
PAUL ST | Parish-level Unit (AP/CP) | 1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'. |
PETER ST | Parish-level Unit (CP/AP) | 1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'. |
ST CUTHBERT | Parish-level Unit (AP/CP) | 1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'. |
ST JOHN | Parish-level Unit (CP/AP) | 1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'. |
ST MARY | Parish-level Unit (CP/AP) | 1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'. |
ST PAUL | Parish-level Unit (AP/CP) | 1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'. |
ST PETER | Parish-level Unit (CP/AP) | 1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'. |
NB: These are all the names of all the administrative units which we have associated with Bedford, and you must judge whether all or even any of them are variant names for the place. They may well include the names of other locations or areas:
Every name listed here is linked to the particular historical source in which it appears, but we cannot claim that these are all the historical names of Bedford, or that our references are to the first usage of the names. Similarly, we have tried to ensure that names included here are not transcription errors by ourselves, but it is possible they are the result of errors made when the historical sources were printed, or the result of visiting authors or census officials mis-hearing local names.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bedford in Bedfordshire | Place names, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/594/names
Date accessed: 28th March 2024