Langford, Bedfordshire [p120114]

Ancient parish in Bedford archdeaconry of the diocese of Lincoln

Langford, Bedfordshire, 1612

Langford, Bedfordshire, 1793

Census Abstract, 1821

Samuel Lewis, Topographical Dictionary of England, 1845

Langford, Bedfordshire, 1900


2 May 1501: At Westminster three weeks from Easter 16 Henry VII [2 May 1501] before Thomas Wode, William Danuers and John Vauasour,  justices: William bishop of Lincoln, Reginald Bray knight, John Shaa knight, Hugh Oldom clerk, Humphrey Conyngesby sergeant-at-law and Richard Emson, plaintiffs, v. John Enderby esquire and Katherine his wife, deforciants of 4 messuages, 1 mill, 6 tofts, 6 gardens, 120 acres of land, 30 acres of meadow, 100 acres of pasture, 2 acres of woodland and 5s rent in Astwyk  Stotfold  Arlesey and Langford. Deforciants acknowledge the premises to belong to the bishop, for which the plaintiffs grant the deforciants £100


12 November 1507: At Westminster on the morrow of Martinmas 23 Henry VII [12 November 1507] before Robert Rede, John Fyssher, John Kyngesmyll and John Boteler justices: Fulk Wodhull esquire & Edward Cope gentilman plaintiffs v. John Mathewe otherwise called John Colman and Johanna his wife deforciants of 1 messuage and 33 acres of land in Langford Deforciants acknowledge the premises to belong to Fulk, for which the plaintiffs grant the deforciants £20


25 March 1880: Bill of sale by Miles Clark, Langford, Bedfordshire, market gardener, in favour of Henry Vander Vord; and a bill of sale by William Rutt, Langford, Bedfordshire, market gardener, in favour of Frederick Bonfield