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Pirton

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"The small village of Pirton, situated in the hundred and parish of its name, stands three miles north-west from Hitchin. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a neat edifice, with a square embattled tower rising from its centre; the living is united with that of Ickleford. A sheep-fair is held here on the fourth Thursday after the 10th of October. Population of the parish, 738." [From Royal National and Commercial Directory and Topography of Herts, Pigot & Co., London, 1839]

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Cemeteries

Anglican
St Mary, Pirton, Church of England
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Churches

Anglican
St Mary, Pirton, Church of England
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Church Records

The Parish Registers for the periods:-

  • Baptisms - 1562-1908
  • Marriages - 1560-1991
  • Burials - 1558-1995
  • Bishop's Transcripts - 1604-1869

are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P80]

Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1558-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.

The period 1813-1850 is covered by the IGI.

Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1558-1914 are deposited at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, LONDON, EC1M 7BA.

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Description & Travel

You can see pictures of Pirton which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"PIRTON, (or Periton), a parish in the hundred of Hitchin, county Herts, 3½ miles N.W. of Hitchin, its post town and railway station, and 5½ S.W. of Shefford. The village, which is of ancient date, is situated about two miles distant from the London road leading to Bedford, and is chiefly agricultural. It is mentioned as Peritone in Domesday Survey, at which time it was held by Ralph de Limesi, who founded a castle here, which subsequently came to the Odingsels and Clintons. Numerous skeletons, intermixed with urns and fragments of coarse pottery, have been found at Dane's field. The bodies appeared to have been placed regularly, a yard asunder, with the head towards the E. The manufacture of straw-plait is carried on by most of the female population. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1811; the glebe consists of 154 acres, valued at £200 per annum. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester, value £250. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure with a tower containing five bells. The original structure was founded by Ralph de Limesi, but it was rebuilt in the 15th century. The chancel of the church is entirely separated from the body of the edifice. The register dates from 1560. The parochial charities produce about £12 per annum, besides two poor's cottages. There is a National School for both sexes.

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History

There is a new Pirton History Group Website which contains:-

  1. Documents relating to Pirton
  2. Maps dating back to 1800 showing houses, buildings and field names
  3. An interactive database listing 32,000 names which can be used to trace family histories and search for people by their occupations
  4. Historical photographs and drawings
  5. Results of research into village and local history
  6. Links to other useful websites
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL146316 (Lat/Lon: 51.971066, -0.333153), Pirton which are provided by: