Kempston Rural 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 Rural in General
Kempston Rural Maps
Kempston Rural Before 1086
Kempston Rural in Prehistory
Kempston Rural in the Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon Periods
Kempston Rural In The Middle Ages
Kempston Rural 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 Recent History
List of Kempston Parishioners with King's Evil 1684-1704
Vagrants Whipped and Expelled from Kempston 1690-1699
Inventories of Poor People in Kempston 1775 and 1776
Recipients of Christmas Bread 1782
List of People in Kempston 1803
The Lilley Brothers
The Established Church
The Architecture of All Saints, Kempston
All Saints, Kempston Alterations and Additions
List of Vicars of All Saints, Kempston
All Saints Vicarages, Kempston
Nonconformity
Registration and Early References in Kempston
Education
Early Education in Kempston
Kempston Rural School
Church End School in 1904
Sources for Education in Kempston Rural
Interesting Buildings
Box End
Box End House, Kempston Rural
Box End House Wall Painting
Crossland Fosse, Kempston Rural
Orchardside, Kempston Rural
The Owl's Nest, Kempston Rural
The Clock House, Kempston Rural
Church End
Bell Farm, Kempston Rural
Church Cottages, Kempston Rural
Green End
32 to 36 Green End Road, Kempston Rural
42 Green End Road, Kempston Rural
56 Green End Road, Kempston Rural
Kempston House, Kempston Rural
Ramsay Cottage, Kempston Rural
West End
Justin's Farm, Kempston Rural
Meadow Farm, Kempston Rural
Old Farm, Kempston Rural
Rushey Ford Farm, Kempston Rural
Threeways Farm, Kempston Rural
Top Farm, Kempston Rural
West End Farm, Kempston Rural
Wood End
Tithe Farm, Kempston Rural
Wood End Farm, Kempston Rural
Licensed Premises
Box End
The Slaters Arms Public House, Kempston Rural
The Three Horseshoes Public House, Kempston Rural
Green End
The Leg of Mutton Beerhouse, Kempston Rural
The Shoulder of Mutton Public House, Kempston Rural
Wood End
The Cross Keys Public House, Kempston Rural
The Royal Oak Beerhouse, Kempston Rural