Knotting, Bedfordshire
| Knotting | |
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 St. Margaret's Church in Knotting | |
  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 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
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]
Parish church
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population statistics Knotting Ch/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Knotting Ch/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ^ Kelly's Directory (1898)
- ^ "News : The Trust : The Churches Conservation Trust". Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
External links
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Media related to Knotting, Bedfordshire at Wikimedia Commons
- Knotting: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
- St. Margaret's Church
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