Salford Timeline

1086 Watermill recorded in the Domesday Book.

13th Century: The earliest parts of the church, the nave and south aisle are late 13th century although there was a church here at an earlier date as the list of incumbents goes back to 1229. The chancel is of the 14th century.

1814c: Wesleyan Chapel built.

1860c: The Village School opened.

1867 Major restoration work on the church with work on chancel, walls and roof. The church was re-opened on the 16th October.

1905: The Swan public house gutted by fire when some straw stored on the premises caught fire. The inn was rebuilt.

1920: The Lynch Gate at the entrance to the churchyard erected as a war memorial.

1939-45: Salford water mill working until river works required the removal of the wheel during the Second World War. It was a small mill with only one set of stones but had a 16 foot wheel and an 8 foot fall.

1952: The Village School closes.

1971 Victorian fittings removed from the chancel in the church.

Sources

The newspapers cuttings collection at Bedford Central Library.
PICKFORD, C. Bedfordshire Churches in the 19th Century. Beds Historical Record Soc. Vol.73 1994.

Page last updated: 23rd May 2008