A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE 



PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS {continued) 



21 Oct. 1871 j 1872 



— !«859& 

 1871 

 1871 

 1840 



4 May, 1871 



28 Jan. 1841 

 School Board 



formed 

 9 Feb. 1876 

 27 Apr. 1864 



School Board 



formed 

 12 Feb. 1877 



27 July, 1 86 1 

 21 Kov. 1839 



29 Aug. 1900 

 I June, 1 858 



Name of School 



Chalgrave HocklifFe" 



N 



Clapham". . . P 



Clifton All Saints," N 



ClophiU " . 

 Colmworth '* 



1879 Cople 



1862 



1876 



1864 

 1839 



i860 

 1863 



. N 



. N 



Bd 



Cranfield" . . N 

 Dean". . . . Bd 



Dunstable : 



Dunstable Ashton " 



Dunstable, Infants' 



N 



Dunstable . . W 



Dunton . . . P 



Eastcotts 



• Bd 



Eaton Bray '^ . . Bd 



Eaton Socon . . Bd 



Elstow . 



.Bd 



Evenholt " . . Bd 



Everton and Tet- 

 worth " . . Bd 



Felmersham " . . N 



No. of 

 Scholars 

 for whom 

 Accom- 

 modation 



is 

 Provided 



118 



203 

 302 



288 

 I 10 

 152 



323 

 112 



45+ 

 252 



381 

 "•7 



144 

 325 

 370 

 165 

 204 

 86 



126 



^'^ United with National Society, 24 Oct. 1844.. 



^ Built in part from the funds of Mrs. Taylor's Charity. 



" Conveyance of old school, 17 Nov. 1821 ; conveyance of 

 endowment of ^^800 given by D. S. Olivier, 28 Feb. 1825 j 

 trust deed, 8 Mar. 1866. 



^* Built by the Countess Cowper. 



" Supported in part from the income of the Poor's Land, 



'' Endowed by Alice Girton, 1712. 



^^ Founded by Joseph Neale, 1702. 



" Part of the Ashton's Schools and Almshouse, founded 171 5. 

 Foundation regulated by scheme of 12 Aug. 1885. 



'" School was enlarged in 1861. A building grant was made 

 to the former national school here. 



^ Built as a national school. 



^2 Enlarged 1873 and re-built 1896. Foundea as a national 

 school. 



^ School has an enaowment of some laniJ occupied in part 

 by the teacher and in part let 



Name of School 



Flitton Greenfield " 



Ch 



Flitwick". . .Bd 



Goldington ' 



.Bd 



Gravenhurst . . Ch 

 Great Barford " . Bd 



School Board 



formed 



1 Aug. 1872 



Deeds enrolled 



8 May, 1847 



and 

 25 June, 1859 



17 Jan. 185 I 

 20 Apr. 1846 



23 Sept. 1843 



not enrolled, 



hence new 



deed 4 Oct. 



1 8 77, enrolled 



19 Oct. 1877 



School Board 



formed 

 30 Apr. 1878 



1847 



1863-4 



1896 



1882 



Harlington" . . Bd 



Harrold" 



N 



Haynes'" . . . N 



Heath and Reach — 



Heath" . . N 



Henlow'^ . . . N 



Houghton Conquest " 



Ch 



Houghton Regis . Bd 



Houghton Regis" N 

 Houghton Regis, Up- 

 per Bd 



No. of 

 Scholars 

 for whom 

 Accom- 

 modation 



is 

 Provided 



'7+ 

 222 



17+ 



96 

 196 



164 



215 



246 

 219 



250 



158 

 196 



172 

 183 



*• Built by the late Countess Cowper. 



" Founded as a national school in 1852. Building enlarged 

 1873 and again in 1893, 



"^ Built by subscription. 



*' Enlarged 1870. Formerly a national school founded by 

 deed of 30 June, 1848. 



^ Built at various times. 



" Enlarged about i860. 



™ Built by the Rev. Lord John Thynne. 



'• Rebuilt 1863-4 and twice enlarged. It receives a contri- 

 bution from Betton's Charity. 



»" Built 1826, 1841, 1857, and 1876. 



ss Supported in part by endowments of Sir Francis Gierke, 

 apparently for a grammar school, by deed of 5 June, 1632, and 

 of Edmund Wylde, by will of 20 Oct. 1621. Deed of 1632 is 

 recited in a deed of 18 Feb. 1659. 



" Supported in part by the endowment bequeathed by Thomas 

 Whitehead for a free school bv will of 10 Sept. 1654. 



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