Elstow 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 Elstow in General
Elstow Maps
John Bunyan
Joseph Bramwell Graham
A Ramble in Elstow in 1879
Elstow Before 1086
Elstow in Prehistory
Elstow in the Romano-British Period
Elstow in the Dark Ages
An Anglo-Saxon Cross Shaft from Elstow
The Middle Ages
Elstow in 1086
A Medieval Fatal Accident in Elstow
The Killing of a Thief in Elstow
Manors
The Manor of Elstow
The Manor of Elstow Medbury
The Established Church
Elstow Abbey
The Abbesses of Elstow
Elstow Church Architecture
Elstow Church Alterations and Additions
List of Elstow Vicars
Elstow Vicarages
Nonconformity
Registration and Early References in Elstow
The Bunyan Meeting, Elstow
Methodism in Elstow
Quakers in Elstow
Education
Early Education in Elstow
Elstow School
Elstow School in 1904
Abbey Middle School Elstow
The Bedfordshire Middle Class Public School
Sources for Education in Elstow
Interesting Buildings
Church End
208 and 210 Church End, Elstow
Hillersden Mansion, Elstow
Elstow Moot Hall
Bunyan's Mead
1 to 11 Bunyan's Mead, Elstow
12 to 17 Bunyan's Mead, Elstow
19 and 20 Bunyan's Mead, Elstow
28 Bunyan's Mead, Elstow
High Street
170 and 171 High Street, Elstow
172 High Street, Elstow
173 High Street, Elstow
174 High Street, Elstow
204 High Street, Elstow
205 High Street, Elstow
206 High Street, Elstow
Saint Helena, Elstow
Bunyan's Cottage, Elstow
West End Lane
215 and 216 West End Lane, Elstow
Wilstead Road
193 Wilstead Road, Elstow
Merrick Cottage - 194 and 195 Wilstead Road, Elstow
199 and 200 Wilstead Road, Elstow
Acacia Cottage - 202 and 203 Wilstead Road, Elstow
Village Farm, Elstow
Lynn Farm, Elstow
Licensed Premises
The Katherine Wheel Inn, Elstow
The Chequer Inn, Elstow
The Cock Inn, Elstow
The Red Lion Public House, Elstow
The Saracens Head Inn, Elstow
The Sugar Loaf Inn, Elstow
The Swan Public House, Elstow