Steppingley 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 Steppingley in General

Steppingley Maps

Steppingley Before 1086

Steppingley in 1086

The Manor of Steppingley

The Second Manor of Steppingley

The Manor of Watkins

Murder

Murder of the Chaplain

Murder in Flitwick Wood

Church

Steppingley Church Architecture

Steppingley Church Alterations and Additions

List of Steppingley Rectors

John Schorne

Steppingley Rectories

Nonconformity

Steppingley Registration and Early References

Benjamin Dutton

Methodism in Steppingley

Education

Early Education in Steppingley

Steppingley School

Steppingley School in 1904

Sources for Education in Steppingley

Interesting Buildings

The Reasons for Building Bedford Estate Cottages

Commentary on Bedford Estate Cottages

Types of Bedford Estate Cottages

Bedford Estate Cottages in Steppingley

Warren Farm, Steppingley

42 Eversholt Road Steppingley - Gamekeeper's House

Cook's Farm, Steppingley

16 Church Road, Steppingley

The Croft, Steppingley

Park Farm, Steppingley

Steppingley Isolation Hospital

Froghall Farm, Steppingley

Licensed Premises

The Drovers Arms Public House, Steppingley

The French Horn Public House, Steppingley

The Horseshoes Beerhouse, Steppingley