In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Biddenham like this:
BIDDENHAM, a parish in the district and county. of Bedford; on the river Ouse, 2 miles W of Bedford r. station. It has a post office under Bedford. Acres, 1,760. Real property, £2,752. Pop., 350. Houses, 71. The property is divided among a few. The living is a Vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £100.* Patron, Lord Dynevor. The church is Norman, in good condition
Biddenham through time
Biddenham is now part of Bedford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bedford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Biddenham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Biddenham, in Bedford and Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1376
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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