The Bell Inn is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1964. Inn. 1 related planning application.

The Bell Inn

WRENN ID
ruined-oriel-falcon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 July 1964
Type
Inn
Address
The Bell Inn, High Street, Odell, MK43 7AS
OS grid reference
SP 965 577
Coordinates
52.20916, -0.58878
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Bell Inn is an inn with origins dating back to the 17th century, which has since been extended and modernised. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble and features a thatched roof. The left-hand wing is slightly recessed and includes a ground floor bay window. The main part of the building has two storeys, with three ground floor casement windows that have wooden lintels above, and two similar windows on the first floor. There are modern extensions at the rear of the property.

Local climate

The Bell Inn sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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