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Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards of Bedfordshire
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The aim of this project is to gather together information regarding cemeteries and graveyards in the county which either have available transcriptions or have been photographed and transcribed.
Please update the project by adding links to any available monumental inscriptions or pages where images of the graves/cemeteries can be seen - mostly Billion Graves or Find a Grave.
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The Monumental Inscriptions
In 1907 Arthur Weight Matthews of Luton began to record gravestone inscriptions and by 1916, when he left the County, he had filled 17 notebooks with transcripts.
Bedfordshire Borough Council off an Enquiry and Research Service -
- AWM Arthur Weight Matthews, produced 1907-1916, indexed (photocopies of the volumes held by the Society of Genealogists), available in the search-room at ref: CRT 120/15/15/1-17.
- LHC LH Chambers, produced 1917 - 1923, indexed, available in the search-room at ref: CRT 120/15/1-14.
- FHS Family History Society; most are indexed, available in the search-room pamphlet boxes under ref: 130/---.
- Pl Women's Institute and County Planning; arranged alphabetically by surname and then in approximate date order, they are held as bound copies on the search-room selves ref: 130/---.
- BMS Bedford Modern School; alphabetical lists by surname contain the relevant information but are not full transcripts.
- OC Other contributors; styles vary see notes at their Monumental inscriptions page.
Places marked § are included in this listing. Please Bedfordshire.gov.uk Bedfordshire Family History contact the archives for specific details.
Source to watch
- The Church Monuments Society Updated as at 17/04/2014
List of Towns
The following list will probably need refining as not all places have cemeteries
Links to pages that have no entries are marked ✘.
Those links with records have no ✘ (blank, or the number of entries in some instances).
Ampthill
- Ampthill (St. Andrew) Churchyard §
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW 12 records
Find a Grave
- Ampthill Quaker Graveyard § Dunstable Road
- Ampthill Wesleyan burial ground §, Woburn St
- Houghton Park Estate
- St. Andrew's Ampthil
Find a Grave 2nd page
Arlesey §
- Arlesey (St. Peter) Churchyard
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW 15 records
Find a Grave
Aspley Guise §
- Apsley Guide (St. Botolph) Churchyard Exrension
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW 4 records
Find a Grave
Astwick §
- Astwick (St. Guthlac) Church
"The church of St. Guthlac is a building of stone in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and western tower containing one bell: and in the church are monuments to the Cokayne and Fossey families: there are 140 sittings. The existing register dates from the year 1718. [Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898"
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
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW 211 records
Find a Grave
Gravestone Photographic Resource cemetery list - MI's
- 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
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
8 http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/bedfordshire/whipsnade-tree.htm
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
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Find a Grave
The Church Monuments Society
Eversholt §
- Eversholt (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard
Everton §
- Everton (St. Mary) Churchyard
Eyeworth §
- Eyeworth (All Saints) Churchyard
The Church Monuments Society]
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
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW 2 records
Find a Grave
Gravenhurst
- Gravenurst (St. Giles) Churchyard High Street
Find a Grave
Find a Grave 2nd page
- Gravenhurst, St Marys Churchyard
See also Lower Gravenhurst below
Find a Grave
Great Barford §
- Great Barford (All Saints) Churchyard
Harlington §
- Harlington Burial Ground
- Harlington Cemetery
- Harlington (St. Mary the Virgin) Church Cemetery
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Find a Grave
Find a Grave 2nd page
- Harlington (St. Peter and St. Pauls) Churchyard
Harrold §
- Harrold (St Peter and All Saints) Cemetery
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Find a Grave
Gravestone Photographic Resource cemetery list - MI's
- Harrold (St Gregory) Parish Church
Haynes §
- Haynes (St. Mary) Churchyard
Heath and Reach §
- Heath and Reach Cemetery
Henlow §
- Henlow (St. Mary) Churchyard
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Find a Grave
Gravestone Photographic Resource cemetery list - MI's
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
Billion Graves
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Find a Grave
- Houghton Regis Baptist Churchyard
- Houghton Regis Cemetery
Hulcote §
- Hulcote (St. Nicholas) Church
Husborne Crawley §
- Husborne Crawley (St. James) Churchyard
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW 3 records
Find a Grave
Kempston §
- Kempston (All Saints) Churchyard
- Kempston Cemetery Green End Road
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW 63 records
Find a Grave
Kensworth §
- Kensworth (St. Mary) Churchyard
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW 1 record
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
Find a Grave page - ✘ entries but plaque with legible names
Little Barford §
- Little Barford (St. Denys) Churchyard
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW 2 records
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
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW 2 records
Luton §
- Crawley Green Road Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Biscot Churchyard
- Luton Church Burial Ground
Billion Graves ✘
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Find a Grave
- Luton General Cemetery also known as * Rothesay Road Municipal Cemetery
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Gravestone Photographic Resource cemetery list - MI's
Find a Grave
- Luton (St. Mary) Churchyard
- St Mary The Virgin
- Vale Cemetery and Crematorium Butterfield Green
Billion Graves Page 1 ✘
Billion Grabes Page 2 ✘
Billion Graves Page 3 ✘
Find a Grave
Marston Moretaine §
- Marston Moretaine (St. Mary) Churchyard
Maulden §
- Maulden Cemetery
- Maulden (St Mary the Virgin) Churchyard
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Find a Grave
Gravestone Photographic Resource cemetery list - MI's
Melchbourne §
- Melchbourne, (St Mary Magdalene) Churchyard
Find a Grave
Gravestone Photographic Resource cemetery list - MI's
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
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Find a Grave
Find a Grave Page 2
Old Warden
- Old Warden, (St Leonard) Churchyard
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Find a Grave
The Church Monuments Society
Pavenham §
- Pavenham (St. Peter) Churchyard
Pertenhall §
- Pertenhall (St. Peter) Church
Podington §
- Podington (St. Mary the Virgin) Churchyard
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Find a Grave 27 entries
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
Billion Graves Page ✘
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Find a Grave 1
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
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Find a Grave
The Church Monuments Society
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
Billion Graves Page ✘
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Find a Grave Toddington Parish Cemetery
- Toddington (St. George of England) Churchyard Church Square
Totternhoe §
- Totternhoe (St Giles of Provence) Church
Turvey §
- Turvey (All Saints) Churchyard
Find a Grave 37 entries
The Church Monuments Society
- 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
Find a Grave - noted as in Buckinghamshire.
- Woburn Sands (St. Michael) Churchyard
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW 4 records
Find a Grave - noted as in Buckinghamshire.
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
Billion Graves Page ✘
Commonwealth Grave Commission CMGW
Find a Grave
Yielden §
- Yielden (St. Mary the Virgin) Churchyard
References and Sources
- Bedfordshire.gov.uk Monumental inscriptions
- Britain Express - Bedfordshire Churches
- [http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php? area=Bedfordshire&country=En&scrwidth=1274 Gravestone Photo's Bedfordshire]
- Bedfordshire Cemeteries
