Swaffham Bulbeck

• The "1839 Pigot's Directory of Cambridgeshire" for Swaffham Bulbeck index of Inns & Hotels, Taverns and Public Houses, Brewers & Maltsters + Wine & Spirit Merchants.

• The Monumental Inscriptions for the churchyard of St. Mary 1703-1900 reside in the Cambridgeshire Archives. These are available, on microfiche, from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Publications list (search)
• "A cemetery of one acre, formed in 1886 at a cost of £200, is under the control of the Parish Council."
  [Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]

• The Census Records from 1841-1891 can be found in the Cambridgeshire Archives. In addition the 1851 Census for Swaffham Bulbeck is available in full transcript form, on microfiche, from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Publications list (search)

• The following Churches have their own websites:
  • St. Mary's Church, Swaffham Bulbeck

• "The church of St. Mary is an ancient edifice, chiefly in the Late Decorated style, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, two porches and a western tower containing 6 fine-toned bells: the clerestory is Perpendicular and the tower Early English: the church is coated with old open benches which bear traces of handsome carving there is a piscina in the wall of the south aisle, and a cedar chest of the 15th century with fine carvings of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection : the chancel was restored by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in 1876-7, at a cost of £848; and during the period 1884-91, the roofs of the tower and aisles and portions of the interior were restored, a new organ erected, the south aisle reseated and a new pulpit and other fittings provided, at a total cost of over £356; in 1896 the interior was renovated by John Ashton Fielden esq. J.P. at a total cost of over £500: there are 458 sittings, of which 317 are free. The register dates from the year 1558." [Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]

• Church of England
  • Swaffham Bulbeck, St. Mary: Records of baptisms 1558-1945, marriages 1558-1953, burials 1599-1900, 1919-68, banns for 1754-1875, 1886-93 reside in the Cambridgeshire Archives. Index transcripts of baptisms 1558-1945, marriages 1558-1953, burials 1599-1887 and burials in the cemetery 1886-1982 are also available in the Cambridgeshire Archives. The parish register transcripts for the years 1558-1982 are available, on microfiche, from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Publications list The Bishop's Transcripts for the years 1599-1857 can be found in the Cambridge University Library.
• Methodist
  • Primitive Methodist Church: Records exist at the Cambridgeshire Archives for the Cambridge Primitive Circuit of which Swaffham Bulbeck is part.

• "There was anciently a Benedictine nunnery, founded in 1190 by Halewyse de Granville or one of the Bulbecs; at the Dissolution there were eight nuns, and revenues estimated at £40. Hare Park is now (1929) unoccupied. Mrs. Fison is lady of the Mitchell Hall manor, and Miss Wood is lady of Burgh Hall manors." [Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]

• The "1839 Pigot's Directory of Cambridgeshire" for Swaffham Bulbeck index of Inns & Hotels, Taverns and Public Houses, Brewers & Maltsters + Wine & Spirit Merchants.

• A transcript of the SwaffhamBulbeck parish entries from Samuel Lewis's 1835 Topographical Dictionary of England,
• A transcript of the SwaffhamBulbeck parish entries from 1929 Kellys Directory of Cambridgeshire

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Swaffham Bulbeck to another place.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL554623 (Lat/Lon: 52.236961, 0.274336), Swaffham Bulbeck which are provided by:

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• StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
• Bing (was Multimap)
• Old Maps Online
• National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
• Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
• English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
• Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
• GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)

• All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
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• The War Memorial has been transcribed and the men researched.
• The Methodist War Memorial Plaque at Swaffham Fen has been transcribed and the men researched.

• Land Tax: records were compiled afresh each year and contain the names of owners and occupiers in each parish, but usually there is no address or place name. These records reside in the Cambridgeshire Archives for the years 1747-63, 1789-1837, 1880-93 and 1911-48.