Knotting, Bedfordshire

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Knotting
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St. Margaret's Church in Knotting
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Knotting
Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference TL001136
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BEDFORD
Postcode district MK44
Dialling code 01234
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52°15′00″N0°32′00″W / 52.25°N 0.5333°W / 52.25; -0.5333 Coordinates: 52°15′00″N0°32′00″W / 52.25°N 0.5333°W / 52.25; -0.5333

Knotting is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knotting and Souldrop, in the Bedford district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, located near the border with Northamptonshire. Nearby places are, Sharnbrook, Podington, Odell, Melchbourne, Yelden, Newton Bromswold, Souldrop and Rushden over the border in Northamptonshire. In 1931 the parish had a population of 114. [1] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished to form "Knotting and Souldrop". [2]

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Parish church

The Parish Church is partly of 12th century Norman construction, including a chancel arch with carved decoration, and is dedicated to St Margaret. [3] The registers date from 1592 [4] and many of these are deposited at the Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service. The church was vested with the Churches Conservation Trust on 1 April 2009. [5]

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References

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  2. "Relationships and changes Knotting Ch/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. "Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  4. Kelly's Directory (1898)
  5. "News : The Trust : The Churches Conservation Trust". Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.

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