Lilley Hertfordshire Family History Guide

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Lilley is an Ancient Parish in the county of Hertfordshire.

Other places in the parish include: Mangrove.

Alternative names: Lindley

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1711
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1604

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

LILLEY, or LINDLEY, a village and a parish in Hitchin district, Herts. The village stands near the boundary with Beds, 4 miles NNE of Luton r. station, and 5 WSW of Hitchin; and has a post-office under Luton. The parish contains also part of the hamlet of Mangrove. Acres, 1,822. Real property, £2,657. Pop. in 1851, 528; in 1861, 480. Houses, 100. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged formerly to the Dockwras family. A park at Putteridge-Bury belongs to George Sowerby, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £500. Patron, St. John’s College, Cambridge. The church is ancient, but good., and consists of nave, chancel, and S porch, with small wooden spire.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

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England, Hertfordshire, Lindley

England, Hertfordshire, Lilley – Cemeteries ( 2 )
Monumental inscriptions
Author: Moorhead, Zella

Monumental inscriptions, Lilley, Hertford, England : abt. 1600-1900

England, Hertfordshire, Lilley – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Lilley, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Hertfordshire, Lilley – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Lilley, 1604-1869
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Lilley (Hertfordshire)

Church rate book and miscellaneous parish records, 1674-1903
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Lilley (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Lilley, parish registers

Marriage entries, 1593-1606
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Redbourn (Hertfordshire); Walne, Peter; Allen, Thomas F.; Church of England. Parish Church of Lilley (Hertfordshire)

Parish registers for Lilley, 1609-1933
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Lilley (Hertfordshire); Brigg, William, 1858-1921

England, Hertfordshire, Lilley – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Lilley, Herts., Eng

England, Hertfordshire, Lilley – History ( 2 )
Between the hills : the story of Lilley, a Chiltern Village
Author: Pinnock, Roy

Lilley miscellany : people and aspects from a small village
Author: Pinnock, Roy

England, Hertfordshire, Lilley – Military records ( 1 )
Militia lists for the parishes of Lilley and Hexton, 1758-1785
Author: Betty, P.; Hill, John

England, Hertfordshire, Lilley – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Church rate book and miscellaneous parish records, 1674-1903
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Lilley (Hertfordshire)

Administration

  • County: Hertfordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Hitchin
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division)
  • Diocese: Post-1844 – Rochester, Pre-1845 – Lincoln
  • Rural Deanery: Hitchin
  • Poor Law Union: Hitchin
  • Hundred: Hitchin and Pirton
  • Province: Canterbury