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“MEESDEN, a parish in the hundred of Edwinstree, county Herts, 6 miles E. of Buntingford, its post town, 4 S.E. of Barkway, and 10 N.W. of Bishop-Stortford railway station. There are several residences. The land is partly in common. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £178. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester, value £229. The church, dedicated' to St. Mary, is a small structure, with a bell-turret. It contains a pavement of great antiquity, and a monument to R. Young, bearing date 1626. The register dates from 1737. The parochial charities produce about £2 per annum. There is a Church school, supported by voluntary contributions."

from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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Church Records

The Parish Registers for the periods:-

  • Baptisms - 1737-1810
  • Marriages - 1738-1753, 1813-1837
  • Burials - 1738-1810
  • Bishop's Transcripts - 1800-1840

are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P68]

Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1737-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.

The period 1737-1837 is covered by the IGI.

Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1737-1837 are deposited at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, LONDON, EC1M 7BA.

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Gazetteers

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"MEESDEN, a parish in the hundred of Edwinstree, county Herts, 6 miles E. of Buntingford, its post town, 4 S.E. of Barkway, and 10 N.W. of Bishop-Stortford railway station. There are several residences. The land is partly in common. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £178. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester, value £229. The church, dedicated' to St. Mary, is a small structure, with a bell-turret. It contains a pavement of great antiquity, and a monument to R. Young, bearing date 1626. The register dates from 1737. The parochial charities produce about £2 per annum. There is a Church school, supported by voluntary contributions."

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