Bolnhurst is a village in the Bedford district of Bedfordshire, England, about eight miles north of Bedford itself, and eight miles west of St Neots. The village is part of the civil parish of Bolnhurst and Keysoe. Bedford is a local government district and borough in the East of England. ... Bedfordshire is a county in England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Bedford is the county town of the English county of Bedfordshire. ... St Neots Market Square St Neots is a town of about 26,000 people on the River Great Ouse, the largest town in Cambridgeshire, England (Cambridge itself is a city). ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the smallest unit of local government. ...
Bolnhurst is a small parish some 7 miles north of Bedford on the main road to Kimbolton.
The origin of the manor of GRYMSBURY may be sought in the 3 virgates of land held in Bolnhurst in 1086 by the Bishop of Coutances, which had been held in the time of the Confessor by Gudmunt.
The advowson of the church at Bolnhurst early belonged to the Abbot and monastery of Thorney, (fn.
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