Elmstone Church (Dedication Unknown)

Elmstone Church, whose dedication is unknown, is a parish church dating from the 12th century. It was remodeled and extended in the early 14th century and underwent external restoration in 1878 and general restoration in 1900. The church is constructed of flint and features a plain tiled roof. It consists of a chancel, nave, north aisle, north-west tower, and south porch. The building is a two-cell Romanesque church with small round-headed lights on the south wall of the nave and the north wall of the chancel. It has ogee-headed lancets and paired ogee-headed lights in the north aisle. The west and east windows have been restored and feature three-light Y-tracery. The tower, chancel, and north aisle are supported by buttresses.

Inside, there is a three-bay north arcade with double chamfered arches resting on octagonal piers with moulded capitals and bases. The westernmost arch leading to the tower is pinched and is echoed in the north aisle. The nave and chancel share a single 19th-century roof, while the aisle has a lean-to roof. The chancel is stepped in and lacks a chancel arch. Notable fittings include a small square piscina in the north aisle and a piscina or water stoup by the south door. The chancel contains a bench and reading desk made from late medieval bench ends, featuring simple poppyheads. The font, dating from the 12th or 13th century, has a Bethersden marble bowl that is round at the top and square at the base, supported by five simple shafts. All other fittings are from the 19th century.

The church also contains monuments, including one for Robert Jaques, who died in 1671 and was a gentleman of Luton. This monument is a standing wall piece on a white and black marble bench-like base, featuring voluted urn-shaped side pieces and a bay-leaf pattern frieze with a segmental pediment and draped cartouche. It includes a white marble inscription plaque surrounded by gold acanthus and is topped by a portrait bust draped in an antique style.