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Heath and Reach Index of Pages

The following pages are designed to give a brief history of some aspects of the community. They are certainly not intended to be exhaustive and more work could be done, for example, on the interesting buildings with reference to census returns, electoral registers and name searches for owners and/or occupiers amongst our other archives, or on churches with reference to the parish records. We hope that reading these pages will encourage you to do more research of your own. If you find additional information on any of the pages below or, indeed, information on aspects of the community not covered here, we would love to hear from you and could publish your research here, giving credit, of course, where it is due!

Introduction

The Parish of Heath and Reach In General

Prehistoric Heath and Reach

Roman Heath and Reach

Dark Age Heath and Reach

Heath and Reach in 1086

Heath and Reach Manor

Heath and Reach Maps

Stockgrove Country Park

The Killing of a Gamekeeper

Rough Music in this Notorious Village

Sand Extraction in Heath and Reach

Introduction

Early References to Sand in Heath and Reach

J Arnold and Sons Limited

George Garside (Sand) Limited

 

 

Pits

 

Chances Pit Heath and Reach

Double Arches Pit Heath and Reach

Garsides Shenley Hill Pit Heath and Reach

Munday Hill Number 1 Pit Heath and Reach

Munday Hill Number 2 Pit Heath and Reach

Nine Acres Pit Heath and Reach

Parrott and Harris Shenley Hill Pit Heath

Reach Lane Pits Heath and Reach

Stone Lane Hill Pit Heath and Reach

Twenty One Acres Pit Heath and Reach

Church

Heath and Reach Church Architecture

Heath and Reach Church Repairs and Additions

List of Heath and Reach Vicars

Biographies of Heath and Reach Vicars

 

 

Heath and Reach Vicarages

 

Nonconformity

Heath Registration and Early References

Baptists in Heath and Reach

Primitive Methodists in Heath and Reach

Wesleyan Methodists in Heath and Reach

Education

Early Education in Heath and Reach

Heath and Reach School

Heath and Reach School in 1904

Sources for Education in Heath and Reach

 

 

Interesting Buildings

 

Brickhill Road

8 and 10 Brickhill Road Heath and Reach

Bryants Lane

Bryants Row Cottages Heath and Reach

Gig Lane

9 Gig Lane Heath and Reach

Heath Green

 

 

3 Heath Green Heath and Reach

5 Heath Green Heath and Reach

6 Heath Green Heath and Reach

7 Heath Green Heath and Reach

Heath Green Clock Tower and Pump Heath and Reach

Lanes End

1 Lanes End Heath and Reach

6 Lanes End Heath and Reach

8 and 10 Lanes End Heath and Reach

 

 

 

Leighton Road

3 Leighton Road Heath and Reach

13 and 15 Leighton Road Heath and Reach

20 and 22 Leighton Road Heath and Reach

Heath Manor Heath and Reach

 

 

 

The Village Barn Heath and Reach

Linslade Road

Rushmere Lodge Heath and Reach

Rushmere Manor Heath and Reach

Old Linslade Road

Grange Mill Heath and Reach

 

 

Woburn Road

47 and 49 Woburn Road Heath and Reach

51 to 55 Woburn Road Heath and Reach

71 and 73 Woburn Road Heath and Reach

The Grange Heath and Reach

 

 

 

Heath and Reach Farms

 

Checkleywood Farm Heath and Reach

Emu Farm Heath and Reach

Heath Farm Heath and Reach

Holly Tree Farm Heath and Reach

Home Farm Heath and Reach

Nares Gladley Farm Heath and Reach

Overend Green Farm Heath and Reach

Heath and Reach Shops

Shops in Birds Hill Heath and Reach

Shops in Woburn Road Heath and Reach

Licensed Premises

The Axe and Compass Public House Heath and Reach

The Dukes Head Heath and Reach

The Heath Inn Heath and Reach

The Red Lion Public House Heath and Reach

The Sandhouse Inn Heath and Reach

The White Hart Heath and Reach

Other Licensed Premises in Heath and Reach