WESTONING is a large village and parish, in the hundred of Manshead, union and county court district of Ampthill, rural deanery of Fleete, archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Ely, situated 4 miles south from Ampthill, 6 east from Woburn, and 2 north from the Harlington station of the Midland Railway1.
Status: Ancient Parish
Parish church: St. Mary Magdalene
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1560
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1602
Nonconformists include: Baptist, Wesleyan Methodist
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WESTONING, a parish, with a village, in Ampthill district, Beds; 2 miles WNW of Haslington r. station, and 3¾ S by W of Ampthill. It has a postal-pillar box under Woburn. Acres, 1,715. Real property, £3,732. Pop., 784. Houses, 162. The manor, with W. Manor House, belongs to the Rev. J. W. Campion. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £260. Patron, the Rev. J. W. Campion. The church was restored in 1859. There are a national school and charities £38.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Registers
Westoning Parish Registers 1560 – 1812
Westoning Parish Registers 1560 – 1812 Bedfordshire Parish Registers V. 20 – Archive.org
Parish Records
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Directories
The Post Office Directory of Bedfordshire 1869
Parish Clerk Henry Watts
National Schools, Fred. Wortman, master
Campion Rev John William Coventry, J.P. Manor house
Pearse Rev Thomas MA vicar
COMMERCIAL
Abbis Thomas Chequers & blacksmith
Aldridge William beer retailer
Aldridge William farmer
Ashby Joseph Mrs butcher
Burton Peter Nag’s Head
Butt John land agent to Rev J.W.C. Campion
Eaton Joseph shopkeeper
Higgs Richard shoe maker
Hilyard Martin wheelwright
Kitchener Alfred baker
Martindale Sarah Mrs frmr Wood end
Mucklestone Richard shopkeeper & corn dealer
Olney Elizabeth Mrs farmer
Pedder Richard farmer
Roberts Joseph baker
Ropkins Ann Elizabeth Mrs shopkor
Smith George corn dealer
Spring Josiah butcher
Spring William tailor
Stanley William farmer
Taylor William Bell
Source: The Post office directory of Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire By Kelly’s directories, ltd 1869
Maps
OS Grid Reference: TL0325132600 (all-numeric format: 503252 232601)
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Administration
- County: Bedfordshire
- Civil Registration District: Ampthill
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford
- Diocese: Pre-1837 – Lincoln, Post-1836 – Ely
- Rural Deanery: Fleete
- Poor Law Union: Ampthill
- Hundred: Manshead
- Province: Canterbury
1. The Post office directory of Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire By Kelly’s directories, ltd 1869