Church of All Saints is a

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church in

Little Staughton Little Staughton is a small village and civil parish located in the north of Bedfordshire. The parish church, All Saints, is set apart from the present village – the previous village having been abandoned following an outbreak of the Bubonic p ...

, Bedfordshire, England. Originally known as the Church of St Margaret, it was largely built in the 15th century, with some earlier features. Much of the detail and many of the furnishings were destroyed during the reformation. The spire was damaged by lightning in 1900, and restored in 1910. The church became a listed building in 1964.

History

Originally known as the Church of St Margaret, referring to

Margaret the Virgin Margaret, known as Margaret of Antioch in the West, and as Saint Marina the Great Martyr ( grc-gre, Ἁγία Μαρίνα) in the East, is celebrated as a saint on 20 July in the Western Rite Orthodoxy, Roman Catholic Church and Anglicanism, o ...

, a martyr who lived in Antioch in 304. The church was renamed to Church of All Saints during the 1800s, although there has been a side chapel dedicated to St Margaret since 1937. The building was largely damaged during the reformation, where many of the unique features such as the stained glass, statues and decoration were destroyed. During the 1800s, while the church was being restored, the lead was stolen from the roof. In 1900, the tower was damaged by a lightning strike, partially demolishing the spire - it was fully restored in 1910. The church became a listed building on 13 July 1964. To commemorate the new millennium, floodlights were installed to light the church for special occasions and on weekends.

Building

Church of All Saints in

was built largely in the 15th century, although it does include some 13th and 14th century features. The church is largely built of coarse limestone rubble and brown

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s, with features in

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. The chancel was built in the 15th century, however it includes a door from the 14th century.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Little Staughton, Church of All Saints Church of England church buildings in Bedfordshire Grade I listed churches in Bedfordshire

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