Domesday Book is a record of a great land survey from 1086, commissioned by William the Conqueror to assess the extent of the land and resources being owned in England at the time, and the extent of the taxes he could raise.
Entry in Domesday Book for Clophill.
Read moreOld maps and older maps.
See themStraw plaiting was a major cottage industry in villages around Luton.
Read about themClophill had many charities to help the poor.
Read about themMemories of Maypole Dancing in the early 1950's.
Read themHow did people get about?
Find outThe Bedford Gaol Register records the offences and punishments of its inmates over the period 1801-1901. The punishments seem very severe by today's standards.
MoreFor centuries bricks and tiles were made to the north of Clophill.
MoreThe largest supplier of agricultural boxes in the country.
Read Spotlight articleDetails of the twenty four Clophill men listed on the war memorial who died in World War One.
MoreMike Pearson's "Clophill- A Photographic History" has been recreated here as the original site was taken down. There are over 200 photos of old Clophill. It is arranged by time period with the locations of the photos shown on a map of the period.
Go thereOld photos are shown compared with today's view.
See themThis weekly newspaper had reports from the villages. All the reports for Clophill for 1914 -1919 have been transcribed.
More