1891 Census

 

Enumeration Districts

Enumerators

1891 District 8

Boundary. Part of village bounded on the south by the River Ivel, west by the Parish of Maulden, north by Enumeration District No. 9, east by Parish of Campton
Contents. Flying Horse, Sunnydale, Cottages adjoining Green Man, High Street, Mill Lane, Strand, Clophill House, High Street continued, Jaques Lane, Rising Sun, Beadlow Cottages, Beadlow Old Farm.
The whole in the Parliamentary Division of North Beds.

William George Appleby

1891 District 9

Boundary. Being that part bounded on the South by the Enumeration District N0. 8, West by the Parish of Maulden, North by the Parish of Haynes, East by the Parish of Campton.
Contents. Great Lane, Little Lane, Brick Wall Farm, North Field Farm, Church Lane, Pedley Wood, Kiln Lane, Back Street, Silsoe Road, Warren Farm, Cainhoe Park Wood Cottage, Beadlow Farm.

James Liles Quenby

People

Population

Males = 509, Females = 559, Total = 1068.

Males aged over 15 years = 291. Females aged over 15 years = 335.

Occupations

172 men gave their occupation as Agricultural Labourer.

35 women gave their occupation as Straw Plaiter A big decline due to plaited straw being imported from Japan and China.

Places

Roads

Back Street, Great Lane, High Street, Jacques Lane, Kiln Lane, Little Lane, Mill Lane, Silsoe Road, The Strand.

Farms

Beadlow Farm, Brick Wall Farm, Cainhoe Farm, Cainhoe Park Farm, Cainhoe Park Farm, North Field Farm, Pedley Wood Farm, Warren Farm.

Pubs

Compasses Inn. This is now a private house in the High Street

New Inn. This was at 120 High Street.

The Rising Sun. At the east end of the High Street and is now a private house.

Flying Horse

Green Man

Houses

Back Street, Rose Villa.

Clophill Barns. Now called London House which was its name before it was called Clophill Barns.

Clophill House.

Glebe Cottage. Presumably near the church and Rectory.

Oakley House.

Post Office. This was on the south of the High Street.

The Nut Shell, High Street. Where was this?

The Rectory

Mount Pleasant. Where was this?

Hill Top Villa

Others

Beadlow, Cainhoe Park Wood, St, St Mary's Church, National Schools, Old Church For Funerals, Primitive Methodist Chapel.

 Last updated: 9 February, 2009