Sandridge Church Nave, photograph by G.A. Gearey of Bedford, 1950 | Frontispiece |
Map Shewing the Boundaries of the Ancient Parish of Sandridge | 6 |
Parish Bounds | 7 |
Sandridge Church from the North East, photograph by Trevor Hawkins, 1951 | 8 |
BOOK ONE, 750-1539, MONASTIC RULE | |
Chapter One: The Church | 9 |
Chapter Two: Feudal Life | 11 |
Chapter Three: Feudal Landscape | 14 |
BOOK TWO, 1030-1800, SECULAR RULE | |
Chapter One: The Church | 16 |
Chapter Two: Village Life | 21 |
Chapter Three: Priests of the Parish | 28 |
BOOK THREE, 1800-1900, TOWARDS DEMOCRACY | |
Chapter One: The Way of Life | 32 |
Chapter Two: The Church and Her Officers | 37 |
LINKS WITH THE PAST | 40 |
POSTSCRIPT ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS | 41 |
APPENDIX 1, Parish Priests of Sandridge | 42 |
APPENDIX 2, Genealogies: | |
Parsons Family | 42 |
Thrale Family | 43 |
Lords of the Manor of Sandridge | 44 |
APPENDIX 3, Authorities and Abbreviations | 45 |
NOTES | 46 |
Sandridge Church East End, photograph by Trevor Hawkins, 1952 | 47 |