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Imperial Gazatteer of England & Wales, 1866-9

Pertenhall, Bedfordshire

PERTENHALL, formerly PETER'S-HALL, a parish, with a village, in the district of St. Neots and county of Bedford; adjacent to Hunts, 2 miles SW by S of Kimbolton, and 7½ NE of Sharnbrook r. station. Post-town, Kimbolton, under St. Neots. Acres, 1,805. Real property, £3,188. Pop., 404. Houses, 95. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to John Martyn, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £510.* Patron, J. Beedham, Esq. The church consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with tower and spire; and contains monuments of the Martyns, and a tablet to a niece of Oliver Cromwell. There are a Moravian chapel, and charities above £50.