. Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland . s pointcalled Bedicanford, which was shortened into Bed-an-ford, meaning fortress onthe ford. Offa, King of Mercia, was buried on the river bank, and this incidenthas suggested to some antiquarians the possibility of another derivation. Bedeis the Sa.\on for prayer, or place for pra>dng—hence Bedford may mean the prayer-ford or the chapel at the ford. Bede-houses were not uncommon at that timeand when built near a ford or bridge they would suggest a prayer for a safe castle was built after the Norman Conquest by the th
. Towns of New England and old England, Ireland and Scotland . s pointcalled Bedicanford, which was shortened into Bed-an-ford, meaning fortress onthe ford. Offa, King of Mercia, was buried on the river bank, and this incidenthas suggested to some antiquarians the possibility of another derivation. Bedeis the Sa.\on for prayer, or place for pra>dng—hence Bedford may mean the prayer-ford or the chapel at the ford. Bede-houses were not uncommon at that timeand when built near a ford or bridge they would suggest a prayer for a safe castle was built after the Norman Conquest by the third baron of Bedford whowas involved in many of the internal struggles of England. One of the most memor-able occasions was the siege conducted by Henry III, and some of the stones thrownduring the siege were used to build parts of the churches of Bedford. The baronyof Bedford was given to John Plantagenet, third son of Henry IV, who was createdDuke of Bedford and became Regent of France for the English. The chief part of DARTMOUTH, NEW BEDFORD and BEDFORD. From a painting hy William A, Wall in tfte Free Public Library, New Bedford, Massachusetts Kimittess George 77, Tripp, Esq BIRTH OF THE WHALING INDUSTRY, NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS This city is known the world over as having been the leading whaHng port of .\merica. This paintingrepresents the first whahng carried on from here in sloops, and the scene is laid in the lower river wherethe blubber was brought ashore to be tried out. Indians are bartering for the oil. the monastic property was bestowed upon the Russell family with the Earldom ofBedford. In 1694 the dukedom was restored by Wilham III in consideration ofthe services of the family for ci\il and religious Uberty, and the title continues tothis day. The name best known in connection with Bedford is that of John Banyan whowas born in 1628 in the nearby \illage of Elstow in the house which is still stand-ing and which is shown on page 103. The church nearby has two m
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