. The Victoria history of the county of Bedford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE of 1302, which was designed to promote the building or repair of Biggleswade bridge.'" At the east end of the market-place is the Town Hall, a rather unattractive stone building dating from 1814, and at the west end is the principal inn, 'The Swan,' with a picturesque yard behind it. The parish church stands in a large churchyard on the west side of the town, and its tower, though of no great height, forms a landmark for some distance, owing to the flatness of the surround- ing country. Ancient Bri
. The Victoria history of the county of Bedford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE of 1302, which was designed to promote the building or repair of Biggleswade bridge.'" At the east end of the market-place is the Town Hall, a rather unattractive stone building dating from 1814, and at the west end is the principal inn, 'The Swan,' with a picturesque yard behind it. The parish church stands in a large churchyard on the west side of the town, and its tower, though of no great height, forms a landmark for some distance, owing to the flatness of the surround- ing country. Ancient British coins of gold (inscribed), silver, copper and brass, have been found in this parish.' Traces of ancient earthworks are to be found at Holme in the form of a small square moat, about 100 ft. each way, with a circular raised platform in the centre, and several detached traces of moat lines in the fields near.' In i 547 Biggleswade contained 440 ' houselyng' people,' and the population at the last census was 5,120. The following place-names have been found in this parish : le Nezerhalke, Barleslade, and Ashwelleweye in the fourteenth century ;' Helolme, Lyncroft, Love- layeslane, Hungerhill, Crouchewey, Conyesfurlong, Overfoxehale, Mitlylmere, le Prestysbrade, Remede- dyche in the fifteenth ;' Spectacles or Spectlacon, Bushopps, Radwells Hook, Pittholme, Colgrene, Jacklynsholm, Stows, Barleslade, Saltwell, Holmfanne in the seventeenth.' Previous to Domesday BIGGLES- MJNORS WJDE MJNOR was held by Arch- bishop Stigand, but at the time of the Domesday Survey it belonged to Ralph de Lisle, who held it of the king in chief, and was assessed at 10 hides.' Ralph de Lisle did not retain permanent posses- sion, for in 1132 Henry I granted Biggleswade manor to Alexander bishop of Lincoln and his successors as an en- dowment for the cathedral.' The bishop of Lincoln ren- dered feudal service for this manor, assessed at half a knight's fee, to the king in 1284,'° and in 1329 Bishop Henr
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