| Name | Kensworth |
| Alt names | Kensworth Lynch | source: from redirect | | California | source: from redirect | | Canesworde | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 30 |
| Type | Parish |
| Coordinates | 51.85°N 0.5°W |
| Located in | Bedfordshire, England (1897 - ) |
| Also located in | Hertfordshire, England ( - 1897) |
| See also | Dacorum Hundred, Hertfordshire, England | hundred in which it was located | | Kensworth Rural, Hertfordshire, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1897 | | Luton Rural, Bedfordshire, England | rural district of which it was part 1897-1974 | | Central Bedfordshire District, Bedfordshire, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Kensworth is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire District of Bedfordshire, England. The parish is located on the edge of Dunstable Downs, and includes the hamlets of California and Kensworth Lynch.
The parish was originally located in Hertfordshire, but was transferred to Bedfordshire in 1897. During its last three years in Hertfordshire, it was the sole member of Kensworth Rural District. When it was transferred to Bedfordshire, it became part of Luton Rural District.
Kensworth Chalk Pit is a working quarry and is the biggest employer in the parish. The pit is owned and mined by Cemex, but has also been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest by Natural England.
The Church of St Mary is located in the village.
Research Tips
- Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, Register Office Block CHR002, County Hall, Hertford SG13 8EJ. Indexes and Catalog
- Hertfordshire Family History Society
- Ordnance Survey map of Hertfordshire 1900 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
- Ordnance Survey map of Hertfordshire 1944 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
- GENUKI outlines information for genealogists for the county. It is also a doorway to pages covering individual parishes.
- Joiner's Marriage Index is available for Hertfordshire on GENUKI. Individual parishes are covered separately.
- Wikimedia Commons has a variety of maps of Hertfordshire, and parts of Hertfordshire, past and present.
- A Vision of Britain through Time is a website produced by the Department of Geography of the University of Portsmouth. It outlines all parishes as they were in the 19th century.
- The FamilySearch Wiki lists its collections of church records and vital records along with those provided by other organizations, both commercial and voluntary.
- The commercial website FindMyPast also has a collection of wills and newspaper transcriptions, as well as the "1939 Register" (an equivalent to the census gathered at the beginning of World War 2).
- The hundred of Dacorum: Introduction as provided by British History Online in the Victoria County History of Hertfordshire, volume 2, pp 141-142
- The parish of Kensworth ibid, volume 2, pp 231-234
Categories: Bedfordshire, England | Kensworth, Bedfordshire, England | Dacorum Hundred, Hertfordshire, England | Hertfordshire, England | Kensworth Rural, Hertfordshire, England | Luton Rural, Bedfordshire, England | Central Bedfordshire District, Bedfordshire, England |
