Church of St James, Biddenham
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Church of St James is a
Grade I listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
church in
Biddenham Biddenham is a large village and a civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, located to the west of Bedford near the A428 road. The village largely serves as a dormitory settlement for Bedford, and also for commuters to London, being on the same si ...
,
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 wa ...
, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964. The Church has a website.


History

The Christian church was built around the 11th or 12th century. The tower was completed in the 15th century, with multiple architectural additions to the church between the two dates. Until 1939, a Jacobean screen in the north aisle was moved to separate the nave and the south aisle. In 1960, a modern stained glass window was installed in the north aisle. In 1964, the church achieved a Grade I listed status.
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were commemorated with the installation of a modern stained glass window in the west window.


See also

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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 Englis ...


References

Church of England church buildings in Bedfordshire Grade I listed churches in Bedfordshire {{England-church-stub