Parish Church of St Margaret is a Grade I listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 July 1964. A C12 Church. 2 related planning applications.
Parish Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- cold-mullion-dale
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 July 1964
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Parish Church of St Margaret, Knotting and Souldrop, MK44 1AF
- OS grid reference
- TL 002 634
- Coordinates
- 52.26033, -0.53243
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Margaret is a small church with origins dating back to the 12th century. It is constructed of limestone rubble and features old clay tile roofs. The church underwent some renovation by Clutton around 1875. The Norman nave was originally aisleless and includes a chancel arch decorated with chevrons. The chancel was rebuilt in the late 13th century, during which a south chapel was added to the west of the chancel arch. The church has a two-stage unbuttressed tower with a datestone from 1615 set into the parapet. Inside, there is a 17th-century two-decker pulpit, benches from the 16th and 17th centuries, and chancel gates dated 1637. A nave roof truss is dated 1669, and there is a modern porch added to the structure.
Local climate
Parish Church of St Margaret 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 96% 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 52% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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