Sandy
General History
Kelly's Directory 1847

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SANDY, including the Hamlets of Beeston, Girtford, and Stratford, is a large and populous village and parish, on the road from Potton to Bedford; from the former place it is 3 and a half miles, and 8 and a half miles from the latter, and 4 miles from Biggleswade. As the London and Great Northern line of railroad will pass through this parish, it is expected it will add much to its improvement and importance. The church, dedicated to St. Swithin, is an antique edifice in the pointed style, standing in the centre of the village; the Rev. Harry Cooke is the incumbent; in the diocese of Ely, and archdeaconry of  Bedford, and in the patronage of Francis Pym, Esq., of the " Hasells."  J. Pym, Esq., Lady Payne Buckworth, and Rev. H. Cooke, are lords of the manor. The land around this village is very superior for garden grounds, and more particularly for the cultivation of cucumbers and onions, hundreds of tons of which are sent to the London markets and manufacturing districts during the season. A National school was built here in 1812, in which Lady Jane Pym takes great interest. A public school for boys also was rebuilt within the last few years, which the Rev. H. Cooke principally supports. There are chapels for the Wesleyans and Baptists. It is in the Hundred and Union of Biggleswade, except the hamlet of Beeston, which is in Wixamtree Hundred. Acres, 4,031 ; and in 1841 the population was 1,906. This place is supposed to be the Salinae of the Romans, and in the neighbourhood is a camp of 30 acres, called Cesar's Camp. 

Buckworth, Lady Payne, Sandy Place
Cooke Rev. Harry, M.A. [rector]
Pym Lady Jane, Hasells 
Pym Francis, esq. Hassells

TRADERS.

Adams Henry, gardener & .King's Arms, Girtford 
Adams Jsph. Gardener & farmer, Girtford
Andrews David, shoemaker 
Atkinson John, seed merchant, Girtford
Ayres Robert, farmer, Girtford 
Bains Samuel, wheelwright, Swader
Ball Edward, gardener 
Ball Thos. beer retlr .&.gardener ,Girtford  
Barker John, gardener 
Barker Obed. Edom, grocer, draper &c
Barker Robt. grocer & draper, Beeston
Barker Samuel, gardener 
Barker William, chief constable for the Hundred of Biggleswade [Beeston 
Barrenger Mrs. Charlotte, beer retailer,
Bean Thos. gardener, Beeston 
Bird Mrs. Ann, farmer, Beeston
Blewitt Thomas, carpenter, Girtford
Brashier James, tailor 
Braybrooks John, gardener. Girtford
Braybrooks Mrs. Mary Ann, shopkeeper, Girtford
Brown Thomas, butcher 
Bunting Baron, shopkeeper 
Butcher John, gardener, Girtford
Carter Charles, beer retailer, & gardener, Girtford 
Christmas Thomas, farmer
Church James, butcher 
Clark Henry, Cross inn & posting house, & farmer, Beeston 
Cocking Geo. gardener, Beeston
Cocking James, gardener, Beeston
Cole John, carpenter, Beeston 
Coleman Samuel, blacksmith, Beeston 
Cooper George, shoemaker, Beeston
Cooper James, gardener 
Cooper Jesse, gardener, Beeston
Cooper Thomas, beer retailer &gardener
Cooper William, gardener, Beeston
Cooper William, beer retailer
Dalton Thomas, shoemaker 
Daniel Saml. gardener, Stratford
Daniels Mrs. Sarah, straw bonnet ma. (Girtford
Daniels Robert, gardener
Davidson Joseph, butcher
Dixie Joseph, blacksmith 
Dixie Samuel, beer retailer 
Ellwood James, beer retailer, Girtford
Fuller Samuel, butcher 
Gregory Mrs. ladies' boarding school
Gregory Robert, boarding & day school
Harris Joseph, linen draper & butcher, Girtford 
Haynes George, beer retailer, brick- layer & gardener (Girtford 
Hill Mrs. Harriet, preparatory school,
Hogg Frederick, merchant, Girtford
Hook William, tailor, Girtford 
Housden John, gardener, Girtford
IIlsley William, gardener, Beeston
Jeeves Allen, gardener 
Jeeves Henry, gardener 
Jeeves Thomas, gardener, Stratford
Jeeves Thomas, gardener
Jeeves William, gardener 
Judge Charles, blacksmith 
Kemp William, grocer & draper 
King Wm. Rose & Crown, Girtford
King William, shopkeeper, Girtford
Knight William, blacksmith, Girtford
Marshall Daniel, gardener, Girtford
Marshall Ebenezer, beer retailer
Marshall Samuel, gardener, Girtford
Martin Joseph, shopkeeper & shoemaker
Mays Joseph, shopkeeper, Girtford
Millard James, butcher & gardener 
Millard James, carpenter 
Moore John, farmer & gardener 
Naylor Crowden, farmer, Warren farm
Nelson Robert, gardener 
Nelson Thomas, blacksmith 
Nelson Thomas, blacksmith, Swaden
Nelson Thomas, , Stone Axe, & market gardener, Stratford
Newton James, farmer 
Odell Elijah, market gardener, Girtford
Odell Joseph, gardener, Beeston
Pawlett Thomas, farmer, Beeston
Plowman Samuel, gardener, Stratford
Pope Chas. miller & farmr. Sandy mills
Porter George, baker & confectioner
Powers John, baker, Girtford 
Powers Joseph, gardener, Girtford
Randell Mrs. Jane, Queen's Head ,
Rumble Charles, tailor, Girtford 
Sale Francis, shopkeeper, Beeston
Samuels Samuel, shoemaker, Girtford
Sarjeant James, farmer, Stratford
Sarjeant John, grocer & draper
Skilleter Thomas, gardener, Girtford
Skilleter Wm. farmer & gardener
Skinner William, gardener, Stratford
Stevens Samuel, gardener, Seddington
Sutton James, , Red Lion,' & gardener
Sutton John, gardener 
Sutton Joseph, Greyhound,'& gardener
Sutton William, gardener, Girtford
Thompson John, surgeon, Girtford
Thurly Wm. bricklayer & gardener
Tillcock William, baker 
Triplow Wm. gardener, Girtford
Underwood Wm. gardener, Beeston
Usher Henry, builder
Whittemore Miss Mary ,straw bonnet ma
Withy Mrs. Mary, straw bonnet ma
Wright George, coach proprietor, Cross inn, Beeston, & Girtford bridge Yerrell
James, shopkeeper, Girtford 

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