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  LAVENDON a parish and large village, 3 miles
from Olney, 9½ Bedford, Northampton
12, and Newport Pagnell 12, in the Hundred
and Union of the latter. The church, dedicated
to St. Michael, with nave, side aisles, and
chancel, is in the Saxon style of architecture,
but some parts are of later date, in the
patronage of the Earl of Gainsborough, and
incumbency of the Rev. William Tomkins, rector,
archdeaconry of Buckingham and diocese of Oxford; value £280 per
annum. The manor 1847 PO Directory for Lavendon belongs to W. F. Farrer, Esq., and others.
The ruins of an old magnificent castle is
reported to have been here, no vestige of
which is left. An antique seal was found
in its vicinity lately, an impression of
it is in the hands of the present rector.
Here is a National school; the rent of 9
acres of land, and 3 cottages left by an
unknown donor, for the repairs of the church
annually. Acres, 2,480; population, about
700. Tomkins Rev. William, M.A. [rector] Rectory house TRADERS Bedford John, farmer, Lavendon lodge Billing Mrs. Hephzibah, farmer Billing John, butcher & farmer Billing Thomas, farmer Billing William, farmer Brookes Benjn. Sculthorpe, farmer Coles Henry, farmer & maltster Covington Joseph, blacksmith Davies Mrs. Mary, baker Davison Samuel, shopkeeper Davison William, baker Dunkley William, George inn Gent Thomas, shopkeeper Hart William, mason Hives Thomas, shopkeeper Luck William, baker Nichols William, baker Parish George, farmer, Lavendon park Parish Joseph, farmer, Upper farm Parish William, farmer Parish William, blacksmith Pearson William, wheelwright Perry James, miller Putnam William, fishmonger Sharman Mrs. Sarah, ‘Coach & Horses’ Sparkes William, carpenter Wallis William, carpenter Watts John, shoe maker Watts Thomas, ‘Green Man’ Wright James, wheelwright
Letters received through Newport Pagnell National School, Richard Wilkins, master |