BIDDENHAM

A Timeline Overview

1589 - William Boteler (of Ford End) refused to fight a duel with Dyve (of Bromam) and was attacked here by Dyve and his men.

1688 - A later William Boteler left his wife short of money and wrote to tell her where the key for his stash was hidden.

1802 - Gallows removed from Gallows Corner on the sharp bend in the road from Bedford

There is a page about the village here.