1901 Census

	Enumeration Districts	Enumerators
1901 District 7	Boundary. All that part of the Civil parish of Clophill lying South of, and including, the road leading from Ampthill to Shefford bounded on the North by Enumeration District N0. 8, East by the parish of Campton, South by the parish of Gravenhurst, and West by the parishes of Silsoe and Maulden. Contents. All that Part of the Civil Parish of Clophill which lies south of and including the road from Ampthill to Shefford commencing at the Flying Horse Inn, and continuing to Beadlow Farm including cottages near Primitive Methodist Chapel, Sunnydale + Cottages, the whole of High Street, Mill Houses, Rectory, Jaques Lane, Old Beadlow farm and cottages, Beadlow Farm and those existing detached parts known as Cainhoe Park Wood Cottages, Cainhoe Park Farm, Cainhoe and Warren Farm.	Humphrey Cunnington
1901 District 8	All that part of the Civil Parish of Clophill lying north of but excluding the road leading from Ampthill to Shefford, bounded on the South by District No. 7, West by the Parish of Maulden, North by the Parish of Haynes and East by the Parish of Campton. All that part of the Civil Parish of Clophill lying north of but excluding the road leading from Ampthill to Shefford comprising Back Street, Mill Lane, The Strand, Brick Wall Farm, The Kiln, Great Lane, Little Lane, Collip's Shop and cottages adjoining near Cross Tree and including those detached parts known as North Field Farm and Pidley Wood House.	William George Appleby

People

Males = 407, Females = 486, Total = 893. Sharp decline.

Males aged over 15 years = 248. Females aged over 15 years = 322.

68 men gave their occupation as Agricultural Labourer.

1 woman gave her occupation as Straw Plaiter The end of the industry due to plaited straw being imported from Japan and China.

Back Street, The Slade, Church Lane, Great Lane, High Street, Jaques Lane, Little Lane, Silsoe Road The Strand.

Collip's Corner. Probably at the bottom of Great Lane. The Collip family lived there and kept a grocery shop.

Jaques Lane (2 to 6 Bedford Cottages) Where were Bedford Cottages?

Main Street. This comes between the bottom of Little Lane and Great Lane in the census.

The Kiln. Kiln Lane and maybe Old Kiln Lane.

Beadlow Farm, Old Beadlow Farm, Brickwall Farm, Cainhoe Park Farm, Northfield Farm, Warren Farm.

Stone Jug. First mention in censuses.

Flying Horse Inn, Green Man Inn.

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.

Back Street - Hill Top Villa, Fau Halfpenny's Hill, Mount Pleasant

High Street - Clophill Barns, Rectory, Ivy House, Post Office, Sunnydale, Clophill House

Mill Lane - Rose Villa,

Pedley Wood House.

Does this census entry say "Fau Halfpenny's Hill"?

Where was it?

Beadlow, Cainhoe, Cainoe Park Cottage.

Last updated: 9 February, 2009