Timeline of Events in Barton-le-Clay
1086: Barton-le-Clay is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
13th century: Work begins on the building of St. Nicholas's Church.
1879: Restoration work begins at St. Nicholas’s Church.
1894: A row broke out between the Rector and the village over the rights to use Barton Hills which lay in the Rector's glebe.
1919: A war memorial window unveiled in the Church of St. Nicholas to the 25 men who lost their lives during the First World War.
1920: The first World War memorial unveiled by Mr G. Warren and dedicated by the Rev. J.H. Spokes. It named 25 local men who lost their lives in action.
1928: Barton Mill ceased working.
1932: The natural springs at Barton converted from natural springs to piped springs.
1935: Barton-le-Clay Airfield was established.
1939: The dedication of the new burial ground. The land was given by an anonymous donor.
1939 - 1948: Lime kiln tunnels at Barton used for research activity.
1941: The sum of £9,263.15s.4d was subscribed by the people of Barton during their war weapons week.
1942: Barton raises nearly £15,000 for "Warships Week". This was nearly £5,000 more than hoped for amount.
1942: All the railings in the village are taken away for the war effort.
1944: Barton aims to raise £5,000 for Salute the Soldier Week. By May it had raised nearly half that amount.
1949: The Chiltern Hills surrounding Barton classified as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act.
1956: The parish was renamed from "Barton in the Clay" to "Barton-le-Clay".
1978: Barton Rovers win a place through to the FA Vase final at Wembley.
1980: A violent storm caused havoc in the county. Barton was worst hit with water nearly 2ft deep in places. Residents in Manor Road and Stuart Road were flooded.
1988: Barton Stores closes business after more than 120 years. The shop was owned by the Horsler family for 118 years.
1988: Ceremony held to mark the formal start of work on the Barton Bypass.
1989: Claims that abandoned caves at a former lime works were contaminated with radioactive waste investigated by the County Council and South Bedfordshire District Council. No contamination was found after extensive work by health officials with the help of scientists who had worked at the site during the 1940's.
1990: Barton bypass officially opened by the Minister for State for Transport, Lord Brabazon of Tara and MPs John Carlisle and David Madel.
1990: Barton church bells refurbished at a cost of £40,000.
1992: New broad-leaved woodland planted close to the Barton Bypass by the Bedfordshire Greenspace Initiative.
2024: The Coronation Community Garden opens.