Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes B
Before 1858, probate of the estates of deceased persons was handled by eccelesiastical courts of the Church of England. Every parish was under the jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts.
Below is a list of Cambridgeshire towns and parishes beginning with the letter B and the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them. For other places, click on the link for the letter a parish name begins with: A, C, D-G, H-L, M-R, S-Z.
| PARISH | PRIMARY COURT | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER |
|---|---|---|
| Babraham | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Balsham | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Barrington | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Bartlow | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Barton | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Bassingbourn | Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Benwick | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Bottisham | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Bourn | Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Boxworth | Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Brinkley | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Bumpstead, Helion | Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Burrough Green | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Burwell | Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury | 2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Consistory of Norwich
2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |