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Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Odell,
Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Odell, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council ...
, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964.
The church is a fine example of a 15th-century church built all at the same time. The west tower of Northamptonshire type is massive; it has a gentle batter which relieves what would otherwise be overpowering bulk. The interior has tall arcades, an original rood screen and a diamond-patterned floor in the nave and aisles.Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) ''Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South''. London: Collins; p. 105
According to local legend, five strange marks on the church porch were left by the Devil as he tried to claim the soul of Sir Rowland Alston, who is buried in the church. It is said that Sir Rowland's ghost appears on a black horse every 100 years (those which end in the numbers -44).
See also
*Grade I listed buildings in Bedfordshire
There are approximately 372,905 listed buildings in England and 2.5% of these are Grade I. This page is a list of these buildings in the county of Bedfordshire,http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Advanced_Search.aspx?reset=true Engli ...
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