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 The following courts had some jurisdiction over Bedfordshire before 1858:
 *[[Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford|Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford]]
 *[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln|Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory)
 *[[Court of the Bishop of Ely|Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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 === Court&nbsp;Jurisdictions  ===
-Before 1858, the majority of the parishes in Bedfordshire were under the primary probate jurisdiction of the Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford.&nbsp;&nbsp;Six parishes were covered by the two peculiar courts listed above. Here is a list of those parishes and the courts that jurisdiction over them. In the case of 'extra parochial parishes,' you would want to search the courts that had jurisdiction over their neighboring parishes.
+Before 1858, the majority of the parishes in Bedfordshire were under the primary probate jurisdiction of the Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford.&nbsp;&nbsp;Six parishes were&nbsp;under the jurisdiction of the peculiar courts listed above. Here is a list of those parishes and the courts that jurisdiction over them.
+In the case of 'extra parochial parishes,' you would search the courts that had jurisdiction over their neighboring parishes.
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