
People Buried in Bedfordshire
Historical County of England
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List of Towns
The following list will probably need refining as not all places have cemeteries
Places marked § are included in this listing. Please Bedfordshire.gov.uk Bedfordshire Family History contact the archives for specific details.
Ampthill
- Ampthill (St. Andrew) Churchyard §,
- Ampthill Quaker Graveyard § Dunstable Road
- Ampthill Wesleyan burial ground §, Woburn St
- Houghton Park Estate
- St. Andrew's Ampthil
Arlesey §
- Arlesey (St. Peter) Churchyard
Aspley Guise §
- Apsley Guide (St. Botolph) Churchyard Exrension
Astwick §
- Astwick (St. Guthlac) Church
Barton §
Barton in the Clay/ Barton-le-Clay
- Barton in the Clay (St. Nicholas) Church
Battlesden §
- St Peter and All Saints Churchyard
Bedford
- Bedford Baptist Chapel Mill Street §
- Bedford Bunyan Meeting §
- Bedford Cemetery also known as Foster Hill Road Cemetery
- Bedford Cemetery and Crematorium Norse Road, Renhold
- Bedford Greyfriars, Friars Minor
- Bedford Holy trinity §
- Bedford Howard Chapel §
- Bedford Moravian Church §
- Bedford St. Cuthbert §
- Bedford St John the Baptist §
- Bedford St. Leonard §
- Bedford St Mary §
- Bedford St Paul §
- Bedford St Peter de Merton §
- Bedford School Chapel
- Black Friars Churchyard Also known as: Bedford Chapel
- Newnham Priory
Biddenham §
- St. James
Biggleswade
- Biggleswade Baptist Burial Ground §
- Biggleswade Cemetery
- Drove Road Cemetery
- St Andrew Churchyard §
Billington §
- Billington (St Michael and All Angels) Churchyard
Biscot (Holy Trinirty) Churchyard
Bletsoe
- Bletsoe (St. Mary) Churchyard
Blunham §
- Blumham Village Cemetery
- Blunham, Saint Edmund or Saint James
- Blunham, St. Owen
Bolnhurst§
- Bolnhurst St. Dunstan's Churchyard
Bromham §
- Bromham Churchyard
- St. Nicholas Churchyard
Bushmeade Priory
Caddington
- Caddington (All Saints) Churchyard
Campton
- Campton (All Saints) Churchyard
- Campton and Shefford Cemetery
Cardington
- Cardington Cemetery and Churchyard §
- Cardington (St Mary) Church Cemetery
- St. James Church
Carlton §
- Carlton (St. Mary) Churchyard
- Carlton Baptist Chapelyard
Chalgrave §
- Chalgrave (All Saints) Church
Chellington §
- Chellington (St. Nicholas) Church
Clapham §
- Clapham (St. Thomas of Canterbury) Churchyard
Clifton §
- Clifton (All Saints) Churchyard
- Clifton (All Saints) New Churchyard
- Clifton Baptist Chapelyard
Clophill §
- Beadlow Priory
- Clophill (St. Mary) Churchyard and Extension
- Clophill, St Mary the Virgin Churchyard
Cockayne Hatley §
- Cockayne Hatley (St John the Baptist) Churchyard
Colmworth §
- Colmworth (St. Denys) Churchyard
Cople §
- Cope (All Saints) Church
Cranfield
- Cranfield Independent Baptist §
- Cranfield Merchats Lane Burial ground §
- Cranfield (St. Peter and St. Paul) Churchyard
Dean
- Dean United Reformed Church §
- Church of All Saints, Upper Dean
- Dean (All Hallows) Church
- The United Reform Church, Dean
Dunstable §
- Dunstable Cemetery
- Dunstable Priory Also known as: Priory Church of St Peter Churchyard
- Whipsnade Tree Cathedral
Dunton §
- Dunton Cemetery
Eastcotts §
Eaton Bray §
- Easton Bray Cemetery
- Eaton Bray, St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard
East Hyde
- Holy Trinity Churchyard
Eaton Socon §
Now in Cambridgeshire
- Easton Socon Cemetery
- Eaton Socon (St. Mary) Churchard
East Hyde §
- East Hyde (Holy Trinity) Churchyard
Edworth §
- Edworth (St. George) Churchyard
Eggington §
- Eggington (St. Michael) Churchyard
Elstow §
- Elstow, St Mary and St Helena Churchyard
Eversholt §
- Eversholt (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard
Everton §
- Everton (St. Mary) Churchyard
Eyeworth §
- Eyeworth (All Saints) Churchyard
Farndish §
- Farndish (St. Michael's) Church
Felmersham §
- Femersham Radwell Methodist Chapel §
- Felmersham (St. Mary) Church
Flitton §
- Flitton (St. John the Baptist) Church
- De Grey Mausoleum
Flitwick §
- Flitwick Church Burial Ground Also known as: Flitwick Ss Peter and Paul, St Peter & St Paul, Ss Peter & Paul Flitwick
- St. Peter's Church
Goldington §
- Goldington (St. Mary the Virgin) Churchyard
Gravenhurst
- Gravenurst (St. Giles) Churchyard High Street
- Gravenhurst, St Marys Churchyard
See also Lower Gravenhurst below
Great Barford §
- Great Barford (All Saints) Churchyard
Harlington §
- Harlington Burial Ground
- Harlington Cemetery
- Harlington (St. Mary the Virgin) Church Cemetery
- Harlington (St. Peter and St. Pauls) Churchyard
Harrold §
- Harrold (St Peter and All Saints) Cemetery
- Harrold (St Gregory) Parish Church
Haynes §
- Haynes (St. Mary) Churchyard
Heath and Reach §
- Heath and Reach Cemetery
Henlow §
- Henlow (St. Mary) Churchyard
Higham Gobion §
- Higham Gobion (St. Margaret) Churchyard
Hockliffe §
- Hockliffe (St. Nichiolas) Churchyard
Holwell §
- Holwell (St. Peter) Church
Houghton Conquest §
- Houghton Conquest (All Saints) Church
Houghton Gildable
- Houghton Gildable (All Saints) Church
Houghton Regis §
- Houghton Regis (All Saints) Churchyard
- Houghton Regis Baptist Churchyard
- Houghton Regis Cemetery
Hulcote §
- Hulcote (St. Nicholas) Church
Husborne Crawley §
- Husborne Crawley (St. James) Churchyard
Kempston §
- Kempston (All Saints) Churchyard
- Kempston Cemetery Green End Road
Kensworth §
- Kensworth (St. Mary) Churchyard
Keysoe §
- Keysoe (Brook End) Baptist Chapelyard, Bolnhurst and Keysoe §
Knotting §
- St Margaret of Anticoh
Langford §
- Langford (St. Andrews) Churchyard Church Street
Leighton Buzzard §
- Leighton-Linslade (Leighton Buzzard) Cemetery
Lidlington §
- Lidlington Cemetery
- Lidlington (St. Margaret) Churchyard
- Lidlington Memorial 1914-1919 and 1939-1945
Little Barford §
- Little Barford (St. Denys) Churchyard
Little Staughton §
- Little Staughton (All Saints') Church
"The Church has only two wall mounted memorials apart the war memorials. These are on the south side of the Chancel. The one nearest to the altar is dedicated to Eleanor Gery who died in 1765 aged twenty-four years. The second is to Wm Hugh Wade-Gery who died in 1870 and his wife Anne Beckingham daughter of John Miles Esq of Beckingham Hall in Lincolnshire."
- Little Staughton Baptist Church
Lower Gravenhurst §
- Lower Gravenhurst (St. Mary) Churchyard
Luton §
- Crawley Green Road Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Biscot Churchyard
- Luton Church Burial Ground
- Luton General Cemetery also known as * Rothesay Road Municipal Cemetery
- Luton (St. Mary) Churchyard
- St Mary The Virgin
- Vale Cemetery and Crematorium Butterfield Green
Marston Moretaine §
- Marston Moretaine (St. Mary) Churchyard
Maulden §
- Maulden Cemetery
- Maulden (St Mary the Virgin) Churchyard
Melchbourne §
- Melchbourne, (St Mary Magdalene) Churchyard
Meppershall §
- Meppershall (St. Mary) Churchyard
- St Mary the Virgin Churchyard Church Road
Millbrook §
- Millbrook (St Michael and All Angels Churchyard) Churchyard
Milton Bryan §
- Milton Bryan (St Peter) Churchyard
Milton Ernest §
- Milton Ernest (All Saints) Churchyard
Moggerhanger §
- Moggerhanger (St. John the Evangelist) Churchyard
Northill §
- Northill (St. Mary the Virgin) Churchyard
Oakley §
- Oakley (St. Mary) Churchyard
Odell §
- Odell (All Saints) Churchyard
Old Warden
- Old Warden, (St Leonard) Churchyard
Pavenham §
- Pavenham (St. Peter) Churchyard
Pertenhall §
- Pertenhall (St. Peter) Church
Podington §
- Podington (St. Mary the Virgin) Churchyard
Potsgrove §
- Potsgrove (St. Mary) Churchyard
Potton §
- Potton Baptist Burial Ground §
- Potton Cemetery
- Potton (St. Mary the Virgin) Churchyard
Pulloxhill §
- Pulloxhill (St. James) Churchyard
Ravensden §
- Ravensden (All Saints) Church
Renhold §
- Bedford Cemetery and Crematorium Norse Road, Renhold
- Renhold (All Saints) Churchyard
Ridgmont
- Ridgmont (All Saints) Old Churchyard
- Ridgemont Independent Baptist burial ground §
Riseley §
- Riseley (*All Saints) Churchyard
Roxton §
- Roxton, Congregational Church
- Roxton (St. Mary Magdalene) Churchyard
Salford §
- Salford, (St. Mary the Virgin) Churchyard
- St. Mary the Virgin Church
Sandy §
- Sandy Cemetery
- Sandy, (St. Swithin) Churchyard
Sharnbrook
- Sharnbrook (St. Peter) Churchyard
Shefford Methodist & Baptist Burial Grounds §
Shelton §
- Shelton (St. Mary the Virgin) Church
Shillington §
- Shillington (All Saints) Churchyard
Silsoe §
- Silsoe (St. James) Churchyard
Souldrop §
- Souldrop (All Saints) Churchyard
Southill §
- Southill (All Saints) Churchyard
Stagsden §
- Stagsden (St. Leonard) Churchyard
Stanbridge §
- Stanbridge (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard
Staploe §
Steppingley §
- Steppingley (St. Lawrence) Churchyard
Stevington §
- Stevington (St Mary the Virgin) Churchyard
Stopsley
- Stopsley (St. Thomas) Churchyard
- The Vale Stopsley
Stotfold §
- Stotfold Cemetery
- Stotfold (St. Mary the Virgin) Churchyard
Streatley §
- Streatley(St. Margaret's) Church
Studham §
- Studham (St. Mary) Churchyard
Sundon §
- Sundon (St. Mary) Churchyard
Sutton §
- Sutton (All Saints) Churchyard
Swineshead §
- Swineshead (St. Nicholas) Churchyard
Tempsford §
- Tempsford (St. Peter) Churchyard
- Tempsford Village Cemetery
Thurleigh
- Thurleigh (St. Peters) Church Cemetery High Street
Tilbrook
- Tilbrook (All Saints) Churchyard
Tilsworth §
- Tilsworth (All Saints) Churchyard
Tingrith §
- Tingrith (St. Nicholas) Churchyard
Toddington §
- Toddington Cemetery Station Road
- Toddington (St. George of England) Churchyard Church Square
Totternhoe §
- Totternhoe (St Giles of Provence) Church
Turvey §
- Turvey (All Saints) Churchyard
- Turvey Cemetery
- Turvey Independent Church §
Upper Caldecote
- Upper Caldecote (All Saints) Churchyard
Upper Gravenhurst §
- Upper Gravenhurst (St. Giles) Church
Upper Stondon
- Upper Stondon (All Saints) Churchyard
Westoning §
- Westoning (St. Mary Magdelene) Church Cemetery
Whipsnade §
Wilden §
- Wilden (St. Nicholas) Churchyard
Willington §
- Willington Cemetery
- Willington (St. Michael) Churchyard
Wilshamstead or Wilstead §
- Wilshamstead (or Wilstead) (All Saints) Churchyard
Woburn §
- Woburn Abbey
- Woburn Avenue Cemetery Also known as: Wolverton Cemetery
- Woburn Cemetery
- Woburn (St. Mary) Churchyard
Woburn Sands §
Woburn Sands is south-east of Milton Keynes itself, near Wavendon. The county boundary between Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire borders the town.'
- Woburn Sands Quaker Burial Ground §
- Woburn Sands & Aspley Heath War Memorial Shelton Court, High Street, Woburn Sands
- Woburn Sands (St Marys Roman Catholic) Cemetery
- Woburn Sands (St. Michael) Churchyard
Woodside
- Woodside (St. Andrew) Churchyard
Wootton §
- Wootton (St Mary the Virgin) Churchyard
- Wootton (St Mary) Churchyard and Extension
Wrestlingworth §
- Wrestlingworth Burial Ground
- Wrestingworth (St. Peter) Churchyard
Wymington §
- Wymington (St. Lawrence) Churchyard
Yielden §
- Yielden (St. Mary the Virgin) Churchyard
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