Bedford Poor Law Union
Under the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, Bedford was declared the head of a Union and officially formed on 21st September 1835, consisting of 44 parishes.
The table below provides a list of the parishes and places contained within this Union. Where there is no To date it should be assumed that the parish or place was in this union until the Poor Law Unions were disolved in 1930.
| Town or Parish | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 1835 | ||
| Bedford St Cuthbert | 1835 | ||
| Bedford St John | 1835 | ||
| Bedford St Mary | 1835 | ||
| Bedford St Paul | 1835 | ||
| Bedford St Peter | 1835 | ||
| Biddenham | 1835 | ||
| Bletsoe | 1835 | ||
| Bolnhurst | 1835 | ||
| Bromham | 1835 | ||
| Cardington | 1835 | ||
| Carlton | 1835 | ||
| Chellington | 1835 | ||
| Clapham | 1835 | ||
| Colmworth | 1835 | ||
| Cople | 1835 | ||
| Eastcots | 1835 | ||
| Elstow | 1835 | ||
| Felmersham | 1835 | ||
| Goldington | 1835 | ||
| Great Barford | 1835 | ||
| Harrold | 1835 | ||
| Kempston | 1835 | ||
| Keysoe | 1835 | ||
| Knotting | 1835 | ||
| Melchbourn | 1835 | ||
| Milton Ernest | 1835 | ||
| Oakley | 1835 | ||
| Odell | 1835 | ||
| Pavenham | 1835 | ||
| Ravensden | 1835 | ||
| Renhold | 1835 | ||
| Riseley | 1835 | ||
| Roxton | 1835 | ||
| Sharnbrook | 1835 | ||
| Souldrop | 1835 | ||
| Stagsden | 1835 | ||
| Stevington | 1835 | ||
| Thurleigh | 1835 | ||
| Turvey | 1835 | ||
| Wilden | 1835 | ||
| Wilhampstead | 1835 | ||
| Willington | 1835 | ||
| Wootton | 1835 | ||
| Yelden | 1835 |