Riseley is an Ancient Parish in the county of Bedfordshire.
Alternative names: Risley
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1626
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1602
Nonconformists include: Baptist, Moravian. Wesleyan Methodist
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
RISELEY, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in the district and county of Bedford. The village stands 3½ miles NE of Sharnbrook r. station, and 9 N of Bedford; and has a post-office under Higham-Ferrers, and a police station. The parish comprises 2,980 acres. Real property, £4,134. Pop., 1,026. Houses, 221. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to Lord St. John. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £179. Patron, Lord St. John. The church is a fine structure; and comprises nave and double chancel, with porch and tower. There are chapels for Baptists, Moravians, and Wesleyans, and a national school. The sub-district contains also four other parishes. Acres, 13, 190. Pop., 2, 778. Houses, 594.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Registers
Riseley Parish Registers 1602 – 1812
Parish Records
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Maps
OS Grid Reference: TL0396162606 (all-numeric format: 503962 262606)
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| Defra’s MAGIC service | Map | |
| National Library of Scotland | OS maps | |
| Old OS maps | OS maps | |
| Old-maps.co.uk | OS plans | |
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| SABRE Maps | Map | OS maps |
Administration
- County: Bedfordshire
- Civil Registration District: Bedford
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford
- Diocese: Pre-1837 – Lincoln, Post-1836 – Ely
- Rural Deanery: Eaton
- Poor Law Union: Bedford
- Hundred: Stodden
- Province: Canterbury