Eaton Socon is an Ancient Parish in the county of Bedfordshire.
Other places in the parish include: Staploe, Luloe, and Wyboston.
Status: Ancient Parish
Parish church: St Mary the Virgin
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1556
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1602
Nonconformists include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, General Baptist, Presbyterian, and Wesleyan Methodist
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Adjacent Parishes
- Roxton
- Little Barford
- Eynesbury Huntingdonshire
- Hail Weston Huntingdonshire
- Little Paxton Huntingdonshire
- Great Staughton Huntingdonshire
- Little Staughton
- Colmworth
- Tempsford
- St Neots Huntingdonshire
Parish History
Eaton Socon
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
EATON-SOCON, a parish in the district of St. Neots and county of Bedford; at the verge of the county, on the river Ouse and the Great Northern railway, 1 ½ mile SW of St. Neots.
It contains Wyboston and the St. Neots workhouse; and has a post office under St. Neots. Acres, 7, 530. Real property, £13, 899. Pop., 2, 766. Houses, 583. The property is much subdivided.
A castle of the Beauchamps formerly stood here; and an Angustinian priory was founded by two of them, in the time of Henry II., at Bushmead, 4¼ miles W of St. Neots. The priory was given, in 1537, to Sir William Gascoyne; and only the refectory of it now exists; but a mansion bears its name, and is the seat of the Gerys.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £439. Patron, J. G. Atkinson, Esq. The church is Norman, and has a fine tower. There are a national school, and charities £20.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Eaton-Socon with Wyboston. 2 m. S.W. St. Neots. P. 2600.
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
EATON-SOCON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of St. Neot’s, hundred of Barford, county of Bedford, 1½ mile (S. W.) from St. Neot’s; containing, with the hamlet of Wyboston, 2600 inhabitants.
It is bounded on the east by the river Ouse, and comprises 7322a. 3r. 23p., of which a small portion is arable and woodland, and the remainder chiefly pasture and meadow. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king’s books at £20. 13. 9.; net income, £439; patron and impropriator, the Duke of Bedford. The tithes were commuted for land and corn-rents in 1795. The church is an ancient structure, in the early and decorated English styles, of which it displays some elegant and interesting details.
Here was anciently a castle, the residence of a branch of the family of Beauchamp; also a priory for Augustine friars, founded by Sir Oliver Beauchamp and his son Hugh, the only remaining portion of which is the refectory, now converted into stables.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Wyboston
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WYBOSTON, a hamlet in Eaton-Socon, parish, Beds; 3¼ miles SW of St. Neots. It has a post-office under St. Neots. Pop., 269.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
FreeReg
| Place | Churches | Registers | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Socon | St Mary the Virgin | Other Transcript | Search FreeReg |
| Eaton Socon | St Mary the Virgin | Unspecified | Search FreeReg |
Directories
Kelly’s Directory of the Wine and Spirit Trades, with which are included Brewers and Maltsters 1884
Marked thus * are Small Brewers who brew the beer they sell.
EATON SOCON, St Neots
Brewers
Hall John *
Malden Ebenezer
Maltsters
Elgood George
Malden Ebenezer
Wine & Spirit Merchant
Malden Ebenezer
Source: The Post office directory of the brewers and maltsters [afterw.] Kelly’s directory of the wine and spirit trades, with which are included brewers and maltsters By Kelly’s directories, ltd. 1884
The Post Office Directory of Bedfordshire 1869
EATON SOCON, with the Hamlets of BASMEAD, BEGGARY, BUSHMEAD, CROSS HALL, DULOE, EATON FORD, GOODWICK, HONEYDON, UPPER and LOWER STAPLEHOE, WOODLANDS, and WYBOSTON
EATON Socon is an extensive parish, situated on the borders of Huntingdonshire; the navigable river Ouse, flowing on the east, divides this parish from St Neots; it is 55 miles from London by road, 11 north east from Bedford, 10 south west from Huntingdon, and one mile from St Neots; it is in the hundred of Barford, union and county court district of St Neots, rural deanery of Eaton, archdeaconry of Bedford and diocese of Ely.
Here is a National school. St Neots Union House, erected in 1842, is in this parish, and has about 4 acres of ground attached; it affords accommodation for 300 persons.
The population in 1861 2,766; the area is 7,530 acres of agricultural land, a part being cultivated by market gardeners. This contains 20 miles of road.
Parish Clerk, George Flawn
Sexton, Christopher Barnes
Post Office – Robert Drakem sub postmaster, Letters through the St Neots officem are delivered at 7 am & dispatched at 7.20 pm. The nearest money order office is at St Neots.
St Neots Union, Matthew Henry Browning, master; Mrs Isabella Browning, matron; Miss Annie Giddings, schoolmistress
National School, Samuel Reed, master; Miss Mary Ann Chandler, mistress
CARRIER TO :-
BEDFORD Geo Franklin tues & sat returning same days & to St Neots daily
Eaton Socon
Addington Mr Peter
Bull Mr Haird
Hobson Miss
Hobson Miss Jane
Hobson Mrs
Horley Rev Edward MA Vicarage
Howkins Mrs
Peppercorn Mr John
Peppercorn Mr S
Staughton Mr George
Topham Mr John
White Miss
Wilkinson Octavius Robert esq
Wilkinson Mr Surtees
COMMERCIAL
Abbott John farm bailiff to Mrs Hobson
Bartram Francis beer retailer
Boot Thomas boot & shoe maker
Bowyer Thomas brewer
Bradshaw Mark beer retir & blacksmth
Brightman Isaac farmer
Brown Thos plumber painter & glazier
Bull Ann Mrs Old Falcon
Cattell John grocer
Cook William tailor & draper
Cooper Christopher Wagyon & Horses & market gardener
Day Thomas coal dealer
Day William beer retailer Mill lane
Drake Robert grocer & draper
Ekins John Murden gardener
Elliott John Henry boarding school
Evans Henry butcher & beer retailer
Farr William beer retailer
Flawn William blacksmith
Franklin George carrier
Gurney John carpenter
Hewitt James baker
Holley Janies chimney sweeper
Howard William blacksmith
Hunt Joseph shoe maker
Jubb John builder & carpenter
Malden Ebenezer brewer
Markham Wm beer retailer & hawker
Marnes John shopkeeper
Marshall Joseph baker
Marshall Samuel market gardener
Nightingale William Old Sun
Rosamond William baker
Rudkin Henry Cock
Smith Emma Mrs beer retailer
Smith James farmer Tithe farm
Stadden Jane Mrs day school
Taylor Harry farmer
Taylor Jane Mrs White Horse & farmer & brewer
Tilcock Jonathan farmer & mrkt grdnr
Topham James miller
Topham Joseph corn merchant
Wall Richard butcher
Watts John gardener
Wilkinson Octavius Robert solicitor
Little End
Darrington John gardener
Fletcher William gardener
Seargant Thomas Bell & pig dealer
Tingey Samuel Crown
Basmead
Aikin Wm Orton farmer Manor farm
Beggary
Arnold Charles Isaac farmer
Fensom John farmer
Bushmead
Wade Gery William Hugh esq MA JP The Priory
Wade Gery William Hugh esq jun The Priory
Browning Joseph farmer
Green Thomas farmer
Saunders Mary Mrs Gery Arms
Cross Hall
Butler Francis George solicitor Cross Hall lodge & at St Neots
Dean Thomas beer retailer
Hall Christopher cattle dealer & farmer
Squire Edward Frederick farmer
Duloe
Mossman Thomas farmer
Shelton Mary Mrs beer retailer
Topham Joseph farmer
Eaton Ford
Adams George cowkeeper & farmer
Attwood James shoe maker
Barnes Thomas beer retailer
Bolton William beer retailer
Brightman William gardener
Bull William shoe maker
Cheetham John shopkeeper
Elkington Elizbth Mrs Rose & Crown
Gardner Matthew shoe maker
Garton George marine store dealer
Hewett James baker
Jordan William farmer
Joyce Jane Mrs farmer
Northern Joseph stone mason
Osborn Samuel Barley Mow & bricklyr
Pye Abraham shoe maker
Richardson James baker & beer retailer
Richardson William basket maker
Simons Frederick tailor
Stocker William farmer & thrashing machine proprietor
Tyack Mrs Sarah grocer
Goodwick
Lamb David farmer
Topham William farmer
Honeydon
Berridge farmer
Mardlin William beer retailer
Topham William farmer
Smith John farmer
Upper & Lower Staplehoe
Beesley Ann Mrs beer retailer & blacksmith
Goodliffe John beer retailer
Hall Christopher farmer
Topham Thomas farmer
Wyboston
Addington Thomas farmer
Bazley William corn dealer
Bennett John farmer
Colburt John boot & shoe maker
Darrington Cornelius beer retailer
Darrington Samuel market gardener
Emery George wheelwright
Harding John grocer & draper
Judd Henry farmer
Newman William Queen’s Head
Nunn John beer retailer
Pestell Thomas market gardener
Serjeant Joseph Old Sun
Smith Henry shopkeeper
Source: The Post office directory of Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire By Kelly’s directories, ltd 1869
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Administration
- County: Bedfordshire
- Civil Registration District: St Neots
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford
- Diocese: Pre-1837 – Lincoln, Post-1836 – Ely
- Rural Deanery: Eaton
- Poor Law Union: St Neots
- Hundred: Barford
- Province: Canterbury