Church of St Peter is a Grade I listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1952. A Mainly C14 and C15 Church. 2 related planning applications.

Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
shifting-belfry-hyssop
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford MP: Mohammad Yasin (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 June 1952
Type
Church
Period
Mainly C14 and C15
Address
Church of St Peter, De Parys Avenue, MK40 2TX
OS grid reference
TL 050 501
Coordinates
52.13936, -0.46623
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Peter is primarily from the 14th and 15th centuries and has been restored. It features a combination of rubble and ashlar construction, with both old and machine-made tile roofs. The church includes a Norman tower and a south doorway. Inside, there is a fine octagonal font from the 14th century.

Local climate

Church of St Peter sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 2013
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