Church of St Michael and All Saints is a Grade I listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1964. A C12 Church. 1 related planning application.

Church of St Michael and All Saints

WRENN ID
solitary-brass-vetch
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 July 1964
Type
Church
Address
Church of St Michael and All Saints, Podington, NN29 7HJ
OS grid reference
SP 927 637
Coordinates
52.26379, -0.64172
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Michael and All Saints is a small church dating from the late 12th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with Northamptonshire ironstone dressings. The building features a chancel and an aisleless nave, with a west tower incorporated into the western bay of the nave. Both the chancel and nave have shallow-pitched roofs. Most of the windows are from the 14th century, with a 15th-century window located in the south wall of the nave to the east of the doorway, and a remodelled 15th-century window at the east end. The south doorway is a notable example of late 12th-century work, featuring three orders of shafts with stiff leaf capitals and three orders of arches made from alternating limestone and sandstone blocks. There is also a small plain north doorway from the 12th century, which is currently blocked. Inside the chancel, there are traces of wall painting.

Local climate

Church of St Michael and All Saints 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 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2002
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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