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“RUSHDEN, a parish in the hundred of Odsey, county Hertford, 4½ miles N.W. of Buntingford, its post town, and 5 S.E. of Baldock. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricultural. Three parts of the land are arable, and the remainder meadow and pasture, with 127 acres of woodland. The impropriate tithes belong to the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester, value £141, in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient structure, with a square tower, containing five bells. It contains a monument to Sir Adolph Meetkerke, removed in 1754 from the church of St. Botolph, Aldersgate. The register dates from 1560. A. Meetkerke, Esq., is lord of the manor and principal landowner."
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from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
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| St Mary, Rushden, Church of England |
| St Mary, Rushden, Church of England |
The Parish Registers for the periods:-
- Baptisms - 1607-1910
- Marriages - 1607-1754, 1792-1992
- Burials - 1607-1992
- Bishop's Transcripts - 1604-1869
are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P88]
Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1607-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.
The period 1607-1899 is covered by the IGI.
Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1604-1910 are deposited at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, LONDON, EC1M 7BA.
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
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