Church Of St James

The Church of St James is a parish church built between 1829 and 1831 on the site of a medieval chapel of ease that belonged to Flitton parish. It was designed by architect Thomas Smith of Hertford, who later became the County Surveyor of Bedfordshire, and was largely funded by Lord de Grey of Wrest Park. The church is constructed from coursed ironstone with ashlar dressings and features slate roofs in a 15th-century style.

The layout includes a chancel, south vestry, nave with a clerestory, and north and south aisles, along with a west tower. The chancel has a three-light, four-centred arched east window, while the west tower features a three-light, point-arched window on its lower stage. The remaining windows are uniform, consisting of two-light designs under flat heads, all with cusped shapes and moulded dripstones. The church is topped with embattled parapets throughout, and the three-stage tower has an octagonal stair-turret at the southeast angle.

Inside, the church is rather plain, with three-bay pointed-arched arcades leading to the nave. The roofs are simple timber constructions, with the chancel roof featuring four carved angels.