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Bedfordshire Churches
Bedfordshire churches have been unfavourably compared to their neighbours in Northamptonshire, but this is probably a "bad rap"; Bedfordshire has a lot to offer afficionados of church architecture. There really isn't such a thing as a "typical" Bedfordshire church; in the south many are built of flint, but the most common material is ironstone (carstone), which imparts a dark, sometimes grim look. Anglo-Saxon work has survived in several churches, notably Turvey and St. Peter's, Bedford. Excellent early Norman monastic churches survive at Dunstable and Elstow. Several much later buildings are worth noting, such as the thatched Congregational church at Roxton, and Victorian Gothic structures at Woburn and Turvey. Finally, it is impossible to speak of Bedfordshire churches without mentioning John Bunyan, who received his spiritual "wake-up call" at St. Paul's. Bedford, and regularly attended Elstow church where he delighted in ringing the bells.
| All Saints, Leighton Buzzard
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The 13th century edifice of All Saints Church is the second church to stand on this site. The most striking part of the church as you approach it is the spire, which juts upward to a height of 190 feet. On the south west pier is carved a depiction of a woman waving a spoon at a man. These figures may represent an elderly couple, Simon and Nellie, supposed originators of the Simnel cake.
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Leighton Buzzard,
Bedfordshire,
England
Attraction Type: Church
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OS Grid SP919249
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| Dunstable Priory
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St. Peter has been called one of the finest examples of Norman ecclesiastical architecture in England. In 1131 Henry I established an Augustinian priory at Dunstable. It was at Dunstable Priory that the annulment of Katherine of Aragon's marriage to Henry VIII was announced in 1533. The Augustinians were evicted shortly after in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, but parts of the priory church of St. Peter have survived as the parish church.
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Dunstable,
Bedfordshire,
England
Attraction Type: Church
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OS Grid TL021218
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| Eaton Bray, St Mary the Virgin Church
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The church was begun about 1200 under the patronage of the local baron of Eitone (Eaton), William de Cantelou, using stone from nearby Totternhoe. The exterior has been much altered since Cantelou's time, with 15th century, with Perpendicular style windows and a squat tower. Much of this later remodeling can be attributed to Reginald de Bray, a confidant of Henry VII. It was Bray who is said to have placed Richard III's crown upon Henry's head after the Battle of Bosworth.
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Eaton Bray,
Bedfordshire,
England, LU6 2DP
Attraction Type: Church
Website: Eaton Bray, St Mary the Virgin Church
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OS Grid SP973 205
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| Flitton, St. John the Baptist Church
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Flitton is really two distinct structures rolled into one. The familiar nave, tower, and aisles are there, built of brown sandstone. Added to this structure is the oddly white stucco chancel, built as a mausoleum for the de Grey family, Earls of Kent. The de Grey's lived at nearby Wrest Park, and the mausoleum contains memorials dating to the early 17th century.
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Flitton,
Bedfordshire,
England
Attraction Type: Church
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OS Grid TL058 359
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| Luton (Hotel) |
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| Luton (Hotel) |
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