In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described riseley like this. Riseley is a village and civil parish in north bedfordshire, about nine miles north of bedford. Since our office and factory are in a rural area, our staff travel to work individually by car and we have enough space to maintain social distancing, so in consultation with our staff, we have decided to remain open for business unless government policy changes. John added when he was baptized as an adult at riseley. Marriage licences have been indexed for the following periods 17471790, 15781618, 17911812, 181848 and 18481885. The village of riseley riseley historical society voice. The bedfordshire and luton archives and records service hold the registers for riseley. Three bears cottage was listed by the former department of environment in june 1974, when it was known as low thatch, as grade ii, of special interest. My great, great grandfather joseph nutter was born in riseley around 1840. Sorry, we have no old photos of riseley available currently. Riseley historical society high street riseley bedford, bedfordshire mk44 1dd uk telephone. The village stands 4 miles ssw of kimbolton station on the m.
The church stands at 203 feet above sealevel and the lower school at 198 feet. Riseley, bedfordshire access cambridge archaeology aca. For village groups to keep everyone up to date with whats going on. An old map of bedfordshire, handdrawn in 1840 for the renowned cartographic publisher samuel lewis. Riseley, bedfordshire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Riseley, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in the district and county of bedford.
Riseley wea is an adult educational organisation where we offer two sessions of lectures per year on a variety of cultural subjects. It gives information on the background history of the war and more importantly the village the wars effect and the service mens story. Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. We have published several books on the history of riseley which reveal aspects of village life and the people involved. The village name has had alternative spellings in the past such as rislau, riseleg, riselai and risely, however all. A halfhide in riseley was held at this date by hugh hubald of osbern son of richard. Some of her books include squonk 1989, crow haunting 1996, haunting of nadia 1997, ghost writer 2002, the jessame stories and the timetravelling cat series. Riseley appears in the domesday book of 1086 where the villages name is spelt riselai. January 1873 to march 1901 number date surname first names parents residence occupation notes. Riseley is a village and civil parish located in north bedfordshire. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of riseley. Volume 1, book 1 available from the bedfordshire family history society.
The obituary was featured in bedford today on april 18, 2019. No further mention has been found of either of these domesday holdings. Hib newsletters bedfordshire local history association. Number date surname first names age condition profession residence father fathers occupation. Welcome to all saints church, riseley all saints is a lively, family church in the north bedfordshire village of riseley, teaching the bible to introduce people to jesus christ and to encourage them to follow him as disciples and servants. Riseley photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The oldest parts of the present church, the south and west walls of the south aisle and pillars between the nave and aisle date from this period. Riseley brook at riseley and pertenhall flood alerts.
These superbly detailed maps provide an authoritive and fascinating insight into the history and gradual development of our cities, towns and villages. The books are still available and are rich in photographs and memories of the people of the village. Transcripts in either book or microfiche form for registers prior to 18 can be purchased from the blars see website for details. Riseley, like many other bedfordshire villages, has grown a little, with several small estates appearing. This radical reexamination of the rise of early nineteenthcentury britains largest popular movement draws on a wide range of evidence to give a bottomup account of the growth, life and impact of early methodism in the unlikely stronghold of bedfordshire. Riseley appears in the domesday book where is spelt riselai and is listed as the stodden hundred. Like most of north bedfordshire, riseley is not particularly high. Riseley, bedfordshire genealogy heraldry and history. Riseley, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in the. Located in north bedfordshire on the borders with cambridgeshire, between the pretty rural villages of melchbourne, swineshead and riseley, is the grange, a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For example, in england and wales rural districts units with rd or rsd suffixes may even exclude the places they are named after. Nutter family i am researching links to the nutter family that may or may not still be resident in riseley. Julia jarman 1946 julia jarman, popular author of books for children and teenagers was born in peterborough and now lives in the bedfordshire village of riseley.
Information includes the postcode district and other key data for riseley, bedfordshire. Transcripts in either book or microfiche form for registers prior to 18 can be. It is near the county boundary with northamptonshire and about eight miles southeast of the northamptonshire town of rushden. Yales pevsner architectural guides series has continued to grow during 2014, and now includes a revised volume on. This site is dedicated to those men and women who fell fighting for their country. The units covering this place tab lists units whose boundaries contained riseley election results. During world war 2 riseley was used by the usaaf as a base to store and fill bombs which were then forwarded to local american air bases. Their book provides a list of the variations of the name over time. Riseley, or risley, a parish in the hundred of stodden, county bedford, 9 miles.
History of riseley, in bedford and bedfordshire map and description. Bedfordshire parish poor law papers 16221834, an index. The obituary was featured in bedford today on march 12, 2020. Riseley is a civil parish located in north bedfordshire. The vicarage 16 church lane riseley bedfordshire mk44 1er telephone. History of riseley, in bedford and bedfordshire map and.
The village also had a history of lace making with 80 of the 118 houses in the village being involved in the activity in 1851. Isaac and sarah baptised no children in the established church in bedfordshire, so perhaps they were nonconformist. Content is provided by bedford borough and central bedfordshire council and libraries, bedfordshire and luton archives and record service and a range of external information sources. Recorded here are various war memorials within a variety of counties including main sections for bedfordshire, buckinghamshire, cambridgeshire, huntingdonshire, lincolnshire, northamptonshire and norfolk. Cd this book is available on cd in the form of a searchable. Harold walker passed away in bedford, bedfordshire. Riseley was recorded in the domesday book as riselai to mean brushwood clearing and there are 6. Baptisms 16261985, marriages 16261967, burials 16321985, banns 17541812, 18231947. History timelinea history of bedford on this day in bedfords history.
All saints church, riseley know christ and make him known. If this sounds familiar to anyone, i would love to hear from you. There are also other counties such as hertfordshire, essex, northamptonshire, oxfordshire, suffolk. The general index searchable version for all of the history in bedfordshire newsletters can be found here.
Our last project was to publish an account of how ww1 effected the village and the lives of the people involved. The village is laid out in a linear pattern alongside the riseley brook, a. The indexes are available from bedfordshire family history society. The general index pdf version for all of the history in bedfordshire newsletters can be found by clicking. These are available from bedfordshire family history society. Bedfordshire is unique in so much as all parishes have had their registers transcribed pre1812. See page 6 for full details of the book which is available from the bookstall.
Icons on the map show nearby level monitoring stations. The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for riseley brook at riseley and pertenhall. Riseley is a small village in north bedfordshire, c. The parish of riseley in general hosted by bedford borough council. A brief history riseley is a civil parish located in north bedfordshire. Theres a burial in riseley on 18 aug 1825 of isaac dickens age 45, which fits with the marriage of isaac dickens and sarah durdding in riseley on 15 feb 1798. They are not necessarily related to this particular flood warning area. The village name has had alternative spellings in the past such as rislau, riseleg, riselai and risely, however all these spellings are considered archaic. Keysoe, bedfordshire genealogy heraldry and history.
Postcode information and map for riseley, bedfordshire. The maps are decorated in the margins by selected frith photographs. Riseley a brief history riseley is a civil parish located in north bedfordshire. Members of the riseley historical society have produced a book on the village of riseley in the first world war. It has a population of 1,284 according to the last census, and is near the villages of bletsoe, sharnbrook, swineshead, pertenhall, keysoe, thurleigh and melchbourne. Riseley, bedfordshire click on the map for other historical maps of this place. Guide to riseley, bedfordshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy.
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