Goldington 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 Goldington in General

Goldington Maps

Goldington Before 1086

Medieval Goldington

Goldington in 1086

The Manor of Goldington

The Second Manor of Goldington

The Manor of Goldington Bury

The Manor of Newnham

The Manor of Puttenhoe Grange

The Manor of Risinghoe Grange

Medieval Murder in Goldington

Medieval Sudden Death in Goldington

Church

Newnham Priory

Goldington Church Architecture

Goldington Church Alterations and Additions

List of Goldington Vicars

Goldington Vicarages

Nonconformity

Goldington Registration and Early References

Bunyan Meeting in Goldington

Putnoe Heights Methodist Church

Woodside Christian Centre, Goldington

Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church, Goldington

Education

Early Education in Goldington

Goldington Green School

Goldington Green School in 1904

Goldington Academy

Hazeldene Lower School, Bedford

Mark Rutherford School, Bedford

Putnoe Lower School, Bedford

The Hills Academy, Bedford

Woodside Middle School, Bedford

Sources for Education in Goldington

Interesting Buildings

Castle Mill, Goldington

Elms Farm, Goldington

Goldington Bury

Goldington Grange

Goldington Hall

Goldington Power Station

Goldington Windmill

Newnham Priory Mill, Goldington

Newnham Swimming Baths, Goldington

Risinghoe Castle, Goldington

Licensed Premises

The Anchor Public House, Goldington

The Bluebell Public House, Putnoe

The Bricklayers Arms Public House, Goldington

The Century Public House, Goldington

The Crown Beerhouse, Goldington

The Golden Lion Public House, Goldington

The Lincoln Arms Public House, Goldington

The Sportsman Public House, Goldington

The Swan Inn, Goldington