In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Dean like this:
DEAN (Nether and Upper), a parish in the district of St. Neot's and county of Bedford; near the Three-shire-stone, 3½ miles W of Kimbolton, and 6 NE by N of Sharnbrook r. station. Post town, Kimbolton, under St. Neot's. Acres, 2, 370. Real property, £2, 911. Pop., 552. Houses, 124. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £200.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. The church is Norman. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a well. endowed school, and charities £14.
Dean through time
Dean is now part of Bedford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bedford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dean itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dean, in Bedford and Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1380
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
Not where you were looking for?
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Dean".