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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 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
 
 
 
 
 
'''[[Places_of_Worship:Bedfordshire | Bedfordshire Places of Worship]]'''
 
 
 
 
 
'''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional Projects Forum]'''
 
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==Resources==
 
 
 
'''Primary Reference'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.bedscc.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/ArchivesAndRecordOffice.aspx '''Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service''']
 
 
 
*[http://blars.adlibsoft.com/ Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service Online Catalogue]
 
 
 
*[http://www.bfhs.org.uk/ Bedfordshire Family History Society]
 
 
 
*[http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/community-and-living/libraries/default.aspx Bedfordshire Libraries]
 
 
 
*[http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/cgi-bin/vlib.sh Bedfordshire Virtual Library]
 
 
 
*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Countywide Interest'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.edintone.com/pages/bapt6.html Baptist Ministers in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire 1753-1835]
 
 
 
*[http://www.countyviews.com/beds/church.htm Bedfordshire Churches]
 
 
 
*[http://www.schools.bedfordshire.gov.uk/gaol/contents.htm 19th Century Bedford Gaol ]
 
 
 
*[http://www.cus.cam.ac.uk/~jld1/family/p1722h.html Bedfordshire Poll Book 1722]
 
 
 
*[http://www.cus.cam.ac.uk/~jld1/family/p1784h.html Bedfordshire Poll Book 1784]
 
 
 
*[http://www.cb5.co.uk/Bedford-poorhouse1871.htm Bedford Poorhouse 1871]
 
 
 
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/BDF/BEDFORD.txt 1851 Census of Bedford Prison]
 
 
 
*[http://www.bedfordshirehrs.org.uk/index.aspx Bedfordshire Historical Record Society]
 
 
 
*[http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html Bedfordshire Surnames List]
 
 
 
*[http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.wla/wla_home.htm Bedfordshire Womens Land Army]
 
 
 
*[http://www.localancestors.com/ Local Ancestors] Ancestor pages for Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire
 
 
 
 
 
'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.ampthillhistory.co.uk/ Ampthill History Forum]
 
 
 
*[http://www.ampthillimages.com/ Ampthill Images]
 
 
 
*[http://www.biggleswadehistory.org.uk/ Biggleswade History Society]
 
 
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/5666/blunham.html Blunham]
 
 
 
*[http://www.camptonandchicksands.org.uk/index.htm Campton and Chicksands Parish]
 
 
 
*[http://www.cople.org.uk/index.asp Cople]
 
 
 
*[http://www.eatonbray.com/history/ Eaton Bray]
 
 
 
*[http://www.escan.org.uk/  Eatons Community Association - Eaton Socon and Eaton Ford] BMDs, Census Transcripts, Electoral Rolls
 
 
 
*[http://www.felmersham.net/churchyard.htm Felmersham Churchyard]
 
 
 
*[http://www.sgibbs1.freeserve.co.uk/gtbarford/ Great Barford Parish Register and 1841-1901 Census Transcripts]
 
 
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/harlingtonheritage/ Harlington Heritage Trust]
 
 
 
*[http://www.harrold.info/comlinks/pcouncil.html Harrold-on-line]
 
 
 
*[http://clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/husborne01/home.html Husborne Crawley]
 
 
 
*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
 
 
 
*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/index.html Leighton-Linslade Past Times] includes Billington, Eggington, Heath & Reach, and Stanbridge
 
 
 
*[http://www.oakleyvillage.co.uk/ Oakley Village]
 
 
 
*[http://www.ravensden.org.uk/ Ravensden Village]
 
 
 
*[http://www.all-saints-church-renhold.org/parishregisters/parishregisters.htm Renold - Parish Registers of All Saints Church]
 
 
 
*[http://www.sharnbrookonline.co.uk/index.htm Sharnbrook Online]
 
 
 
*[http://www.cb5.co.uk/1851censusstevington.htm Stevington Parish]
 
 
 
*[http://turvey.homestead.com/sitemap.html Turvey]
 
 
 
*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.woburnabbey.co.uk%2F Woburn Abbey]
 
 
 
*[http://www.vmine.net/woburn/ Woburn Rates Book]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Maps and Photographs'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/CommunityArchivesPages.aspx Bedfordshire Maps and Photographs]
 
 
 
*[http://www.countyviews.com/beds/index.htm Bedfordshire Towns & Villages Photo Album]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Books of local interest'''
 
 
 
==Register Office==
 
 
 
 
 
'''Bedfordshire District Register Office'''
 
 
 
Pilgrim Centre<br>
 
20 Brickhill Drive<br>
 
Bedford<br>
 
MK41 7PZ <br>
 
Tel: 01234 290450<br>
 
 
 
''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<br>
 
Luton <br>
 
Tel: 01582 722603<br>
 
 
 
Email: registration@luton.gov.uk<br>
 
 
 
 
 
==Record Office  & Archive Lookup Requests==
 
 
 
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'''Record Office  & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
==Photo Offers==
 
 
 
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
 
 
 
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