Book Summary
William Wake, as bishop of Lincoln, invented a new way to conduct his triennial visitations: he sent round to the clergy a printed list of questions which needed written answers. His enquiries covered not just clergy incomes and church services, but also the number of families in each parish; schools; charities; the number of nonconformists, with their teachers' names: a cross-section of life in Bedfordshire parishes.
Book Details
| Book Name | Episcopal Visitations In Bedfordshire, 1706-1720 |
| Author | Patricia Bell |
| Publisher | Bedfordshire Historical Record Society (Oct 2002) |
| ISBN | 9780851550619 |
| Pages | 272 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 2604 |