A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE 



Benedictine monks, i, 349, 351-3, 



374, 376 « ; iii. 403, 446 



Benedictine nuns, i, 353-61 



Benery (Oakley), iii, 149 



Benett, see Bennett 



Benham (Ravensden), iii, 210 



Benington, Eliz., i, 360 



Benison, Geo. T., ii, 382, 383 



Bennell, Will., ui, 355 



Bennets, man., ii, 350, 359, 361 



Bennett (Benett, Bennet), Grace, 

 iii, 282 ; Jno., iii, 8 » ; J., i, 123, 

 136, 137 ; Sim., ui, 282 ; Thos., 

 ii, 106, 136, 137; Will., ii, 107, 



137 ; — . ii. 130 ; iii, 387 

 Benson, Jas., ui, 208 

 Bentham, Rev. Jos., iii, 122, 417; 



Sam., ii, 166 

 Bentley, Anne, ui, 429 ; Jno., iii, 



429 ; Thos., iii, 364 

 Beodeford, i, 310 n 

 Beranforda, see Barford 

 Berdefeud, Jno. de, iii, 40 

 Bereford, par., see Barford 

 Bereford, Agnes de, ii, 362 ; Alice 



de, ii, 362 ; Bald, de, ii, 360, 362 ; 



Edm. de, ii, 362 ; Eliz., ii, 362 ; 



Hen. de, iii, 184 ; Humph, de, 



iii, 184 ; Joan de, ii, 362 ; Will, de, 



ii, 362 ; fam., iii, 181 n 

 Berell, Jno., iii, 247 

 Berells, man., see Buddenho 

 Beresford, Anne C, ii, 343 

 Berewode (Studham), iii, 428 

 Bergh, Rob. de, ii, 309 

 Berkeford, see Barford 

 Berkeley, Isabel, Lady de, ii, 340 ; 



Ld., iii, 346 ; Jas., Ld. de, ii, 340 ; 



Will., visct., ii, 301 ; iii, 13 ; Cath., 



ui, 205 ; G. C. G., ii, 187, 188, 194 ; 



Sir Jno., ii, 51, 52 ; Jno., iii, 205 ; 



Maurice, iii, 13 n ; fam. iii, 342 

 Berkford, see Barford 

 Berkhampstead (Herts), ii, 47, 157, 



317 ; iii, 358; cast, iii, 362 

 Berkley, see Berkeley 

 Bermondsey Priory, iii, 9, 24 

 Bemake, see Bamacke 

 Bernard, St., i, 361 

 Bernard, ii, 223 ; iii, 5 

 Bernard, Alice, iii, 116 ; Eleanor, 



ii, 286 ; Sir Jno., ii, 286 ; Marg., 



ii, 286 ; Nich., ii, 223 ; Odo, ii, 



223; Rich., ui, 116; Rog., ii, 



223 n ; see also Barnard and 



Burnard 

 Berners, Mary, ii, 252 

 Berridge, Jno., i, 345, 346 

 Berrington, — , iii, 234 

 Berry, Dan., iii, 61 

 Berryfield (Lidlington), iii, 305 

 Berrystead (Goldington), iii, 205 

 Bertona, see Barton-in-the-Clay 

 Bertuna, see Barton-in-the-Clay 

 Besebrigg (Sharnbrook), iii, 91 

 Beseville, Marina de, ii, 275 

 Best, Ant., iii, 212 ; Hen., iii, 23 ; 



Mary, iii, 206 

 Bethune, Alice de, ii, 356 ; Bald, de, 



ii, 349-50, 357, 360 

 Beton, Cicely, iii, 249, 250 

 Betterton, Fran., ii, 162 

 Bettesworth, Charlotte G., iii, 



443 ; Jno., ii, 357 ; Dr., ii, 357 

 Betts, Jno., ii, 171 

 Bevan (Bevin, Be3rwin, Beyum), 



Benj., iii, 322 n ; Rich., iii, 322 ; 



Thos., iii, 322 ; Walt., iii, 321, 



322 ; Will., iii, 320, 322 ; fam., 



iii, 322 

 Bevans, man., iii, 322 

 Bevell (Bevill), Fran., iii, 392 ; 



Hen., iii, 361 ; W., ii, 194 

 Beverley, Eliz., iii, 198 ; Jas., ii, 



44. 323-4 ; iii, 201, 273 ; Rob., 



Beverley (cont.) 



ii, 322, 374 ; Thos., iii, 198, 201 ; 

 Wm., iii, 198 



Bevin, see Bevan 



Beyum, Bejrwin, see Bevan 



Bicheno, — , ii, 133 



Bickenhill (Warws.), i, 360 



Bickleswade, see Biggleswade 



Bickley, Fran., iii, 261 ; Rich., iii, 

 261 



Biddenham, ui, 31, 34, 36, 46, 66, 

 82, 175, 176, 210, 219; adv., iii, 

 36, 37, 39, 40; bridge, iii, 44; 

 chants., i, 324, 325 n, 329, 334 ; 

 ii, 92; iii, 40, 43, 47, 49; char., 

 iii, 40 ; ch., i, 326, 329 n ; iii, 

 36, 38, 39; ind., u, 138; man., 

 iii, 36, 37, 38, 78 , iio ; mills, m, 

 38, 47 ; palaeolithic impl., iii, 36 ; 

 place-names, iii, 40 ; pop., ii, 

 115; prebends, ii, 153; prehist. 

 rem., i, 28, 33, 145, 174 ; rectory, 

 iii, 40 ; Rom. rem., ii, 5, 6, 7 ; 

 sch., ii, 181 ; vicarage, i, 329 n, 

 341 ; wells, ii, 2, 5, 7 



Biddenham, Jno. of, i, 381 ; Will. 

 of, i, 381 



Biddlesden (Bucks), iii, 343 n 



Bidwell (Houghton Regis), iii, 390 



Biedcanforda, see Bedford 



Bigg, Abigail, iii, 444 ; Abra., iii, 

 444 ; Agnes, ui, 444 ; Fran., iii, 

 443, 444 ; Jno., iii, 201 ; Mary, 

 iii, 444 ; Sarah, iii, 444 



Biggin Spinney (Roxton), i, 121 



Biggin Wood (Everton), ii, 226 



Biggin Wood (Tempsford), i, 307 ; 

 earthwork, ii, 251 



Biggin Wood, Little (Everton), ii, 

 226 



Biggleswade, ii, 44, 45 n, 54, 95, 

 116, 201, 209, 214; iii, 7, 18, 

 70, 75 n, 202, 205, 227 «, 242, 

 260 ; adv., ii, 214 ; agric, ii, 133 ; 

 bridge, ii, 209, 210 ; boro., ii, 

 212 ; chaps., ii, 214 ; char., ii, 

 179-81 M, 214-15 ; ch., i, 317; ii, 

 210, 213, 214, 217 ; coins (Brit.), 

 i, 173; ii, 210; common, ii, 190, 

 209 ; dean of, i, 347 ; fishery, ii, 

 212 ; gilds, i, 330 ; ii, 179, 214 ; 

 harriers, ii, 190 ; highway robbery, 

 ii, 99; ind., i, 39; ii, 127, 138, 

 139, 212, 213 ; man., ii, 88, 

 210-12, 214, 253 ; mkts. and fairs, 

 ii, 88, 209, 210, 212, 214 ; mills, ii, 

 212 ; moat, ii, 209 ; Nouconf., ii, 

 214 ; pari, div., ii, 66, 67 ; place- 

 names, ii, 210; pop., ii, 113; 

 prebend., i, 324, 334, 338, 343 ; 

 prehist. rem., i, 173, 174 ; races, 

 ii, 191 ; rectory, i, 329 ; ii, 214 ; 

 Rom. rem., ii, 4, 6, 209, 212 ; 

 schs., ii, 179-81, 214 ; sports, ^ii, 

 189, 199; vicar of, i, 329; 

 vicarage, i, 317, 341 ; ii, 214 ; 

 wells, i, 13, 26 



Biggleswade, hund., ii, 18, 113, 

 116 M, 143, 201-55 



Biggleswade, Jno., i, 385 



Bigland, Cornelius, ii, 183 n, 374 



Bigod (Bygod), Hugh, ii, 223 ; 

 Maud, ii, 223 ; Rog. le, ii, 268 ; 

 see also Norfolk, earl of 



BUenda, Hen. de, i, 372 



Bilkemore, man., ii, 377, 378 



Bilkemore, Anastasia de, ii, 378 ; 

 Matilda de, ii, 378 ; Sir Rob. de, 

 ii, 337, 338 ; Rob. de, u, 378 



Billenden, see BUlington 



Bfllesdon, see Billington 



Billing, Walt, de, iii, 173 



Billington (Gt. and Little], iii, 399, 

 400, 402, 404 ; chap., 1, 341 ; ii, 

 114; iii, 414, 417; ch., iii, 411; 



Billington (cont.) 



Cock Inn, ui, 400 ; man., iii, 

 406, 407 ; man. house, iii, 400 ; 

 Nouconf., iii, 415 ; prehist. rem., 

 i, 162 ; rectory, iii, 414 ; sch., ii, 

 181 



Billington, Joan, iii, 406 ; Jno., iii, 

 406, 407 



Billyndon, see Bilhngton 



Birchall's Wood (Eversholt), iii, 



375 .00 



Birchfield, man., m, 181, 182 



Birchmore, i, 370 ; ch., i, 370 ; iii, 

 462 ; man., iii, 461 ; man. house, 

 iii, 462 ; rectory, i, 370 ; water- 

 works, iii, 457 



Bird, Jno., ii, 344 ; Thos., iii, 22, 



3" 

 Birds, i, 104-37 

 Birdshill, i, 50 



Birrell, Eliz., ii, 289 ; Hen., ii, 289 

 Biscott (Biscot), i, 310 ; ii, 374 ; 



Bear's Moat, ii, 360 n; ch., i, 



346 ; ii, 374 ; earthworks, i, 305 ; 



man., ji, 350, 360-3 ; mill, ii, 366 ; 



Nonconf., ii, 374 ; springs, i, 19 ; 



vicarage, ii, 374 

 Biscott (Biscot), Ad. of, i, 322 n, 



395 n ; Godfrey of, ii, 356 

 Biscott Grange, Rom. rem., ii, 8 

 Biscott Place, ii, 362 n 

 Bishop, Hen., iii, I20 

 Bissopescote, see Biscott 

 Bithray, Chas., iii, 52 ; Thos., iii, 



52 ; Uriah, iii, 51 

 Bitlesden, see Battlesden 

 Blachesou, see Bletsoe 

 Black, Ad., ii, 357 n; Arth., iii, 331 

 Blackborne Hall, iii, 104, 183 ; 



man., iii, 105 

 Blackborne Hall Farm (Thurleigh), 



iii, 104 

 Black Death, ii, 88-90, 278 ; iii, 3, 



78, 93, 100, 158, 299, 301, 318 

 Black Friars, see Friars, Black 

 Black Pond (Thurleigh), i, 289 

 Blackwell, iii, 456 

 Blaigny (Blegner), Emald de, ii, 



215 M ; Thos. de, ii, 215 n 

 Blake (Blak), Jex, ii, 175 ; Steph., 



ii, 276 » 

 Blakelandes (Wootton), iii, 331 » 

 Blakesley (Northants), i, 394 

 Blaukfront, man., see Potsgrove 

 Blankfrout (Blancfront), Hen., iii, 



422, 423 ; Rob., iii, 422 ; Will., 



iii, 422 ; W. de, i, 315 n 

 Blaydes, Fanny M., ii, 385 ; — , ii, 



385 



Bleadou (Somers.), iii, 54 



Bleak Hall (Biggleswade), ii, 209 



Blechesham, see Bletsoe 



Blechesho, see Bletsoe 



Blegner, see Blaigny 



Bletchley (Bucks), ii, 30 m, 71 



Bletnesho, see Bletsoe 



Bletsoe, i, 297 ; ii, 30, 40, 96 ; iii, 

 34, 40-43, 59, 61, 234 M, 293, 

 461 ; adv., iii, 41, 43 ; cast., i, 

 301, 302 ; iii, 40, 42 ; chant., iii, 

 43 ; chap., i, 325 n ; char., iii, 43 ; 

 ch., i, 325 n ; iii, 40, 42, 43 ; earth- 

 works, i, 301, 302, 303 ; hermit, i, 

 350 ; man., i, 325 n; ii, 34 « ; iii, 

 40, 41 ; mill, iii, 42 ; pk., i, 44 ; 

 pop., ii, 115 ; rector, iii, 43 ; sch., 

 ii, 181 ; vicar, ii, 327 n, 336 



Bletsoe, Agnes, iii, 119; Anne, iii, 

 119; Eliz., iii, 119; Will., iii, 

 119, 120 



Blikeslane (Caddington), ii, 315 



Bliss, Math. F., iii, 310 



BUsworth (Northants), i, 386 



Blofield, Edw., iii, 286; Eliz., iii, 

 294 ; Giles, iii, 294 ; Mary, iii, 294 



