Kempston 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 Kempston in General
Kempston Maps
Kempston Before 1086
Kempston in the Old and Middle Stone Ages
Kempston in the New Stone Age and Bronze Age
Kempston in the Iron Age
Kempston in the Romano-British Period
Kempston in the Anglo-Saxon Period
Medieval Kempston
Kempston in 1086
The Manor of Kempston
The Manor of Kempston Brucebury
The Manor of Kempston Daubeney
The Manor of Kempston Hastingsbury
The Manor of Kempston Stafford
More Modern Kempston
List of Kempston Parishioners with King's Evil 1684 to 1704
Vagrants Whipped and Expelled from Kempston 1690-1699
Inventories of Poor People in Kempston 1775-1776
Recipients of Christmas Bread 1782
List of Kempston Inhabitants in 1803
The Lilley Brothers
Kempston Urban District Council
Kempston Fire Brigade
Churches in Kempston
The Church of Saint John, Kempston
The Church of Saint Stephen, Kempston
The Church of the Transfiguration
The Creation of The Church of the Transfiguration, Kempston
Additions to The Church of the Transfiguration, Kempston
List of Vicars of The Church of the Transfiguration, Kempston
Nonconformity in Kempston
Registration and Early References in Kempston
Kempston Independents and Bunyan Meeting
Primitive Methodism in Kempston
Kempston East Methodist Church
Kempston West Methodist Church
Education in Kempston
Early Education in Kempston
Bedfordshire Middle Class Public School
Balliol School, Kempston
Bedford Road Schools, Kempston
Bedford Road Schools in 1904
Camestone School, Kempston
Daubeney Academy, Kempston
Greys Education Centre, Kempston
Hastingsbury Business and Enterprise College, Kempston
Kempston Secondary School
Ridgeway School, Kempston
Robert Bruce School, Kempston
Saint John's School and College, Kempston
Springfield School, Kempston
The Grange School, Kempston
Up End Schools, Kempston
Up End School in 1904
Interesting Buildings
Kempston Hoo
Recollections of Kempston Hoo
Kempston Manor
Kempston Mill
Listed Buildings in Kempston
Addison Howard Park
Kempston Grange
Bedford Road
Austin Canons, Kempston
Saint John's Homes, Kempston
The Bedfordshire Regiment War Memorial
Kempston Barracks
Tragedy at Kempston Barracks
The Report of The Inquest
The Report of the Trial
The Men Involved
Cemetery Road
Kempston Bury
Elstow Road
Kempston Lodge
Description of Kempston Lodge in 1910
High Street
Bartram Court, Kempston
Spring Road
Springfield House Asylum, Kempston
Woburn Road
Cryselco Limited
Licensed Premises in Kempston
List of Kempston Licensees 1755-1898
Daley's Social Club, Kempston
The Bedford Arms Public House, Kempston
The Bell Beerhouse, Kempston
The Black Horse Beerhouse, Kempston
The Boot Public House, Kempston
The Constitutional Club, Kempston
The Duke Public House, Kempston
The Fox and Hounds Public House, Kempston
The Gardeners Arms Public House, Kempston
The Griffin Public House, Kempston
The Half Moon Public House, Kempston
The Half Moon Fire 1904
The King William IV Public House, Kempston
The Mulberry Bush Public House, Kempston
The Quart Pot Public House, Kempston
The Royal Oak Public House, Kempston
The Smiths Arms Public House, Kempston
The Three Fishes Beerhouse, Kempston
The Wellington Public House, Kempston