Shefford
Shefford is a community and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a populace of 4,928, and also was approximated to have actually grown to 5,770 by 2007. The population at the 2011 Census had actually risen to 5,881. Between 1868 and also 1974 Shefford was the site of St Francis' Boy's Home (orphanage) that was positioned over Street next to the Roman Catholic Church dedicated to St Francis of Assisi. The church stays in use as a place of worship. The orphanage structures, which are seen on the right of the picture, have actually been developed into apartments. The orphanage buildings are the most enforcing in the community and also day from the 1880s. Lots of files pertaining to the residence can be found at the Bedfordshire and also Luton Archives and Records Service at Borough Hall in Bedford. There are Office and Department for Education Inspection Reports available that cover the period from 1962 to 1969. During World War II a whole Jewish kids's community came into being in Shefford as evacuees from Europe were billeted in and around the community as part of "Operation Pied Piper Tomorrow".
