Knotting, Bedfordshire

Knotting
Knotting
	St. Margaret's Church in Knotting
	Knotting Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference	TL001136
Civil parish	Knotting and Souldrop;
Unitary authority	Bedford;
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire;
Region	East;
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	North East Bedfordshire;
	List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52°15′00″N 0°32′00″W / 52.25°N 0.5333°W

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[edit]

Media related to Knotting, Bedfordshire at Wikimedia Commons

Knotting: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
St. Margaret's Church

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[1] "Population statistics Knotting Ch/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[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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