Church of All Saints is an

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church in the parish of

Milton Ernest Milton Ernest is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, about north of Bedford itself. It had a population of 754 in 2001. This had risen to 761 according to the 2011 census.//www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Lea ...

, Bedfordshire, England. It is part of the Benefice of Milton Ernest,

Pavenham Pavenham is a small village and civil parish on the River Great Ouse in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, about north-west of Bedford. Village amenities consist of St Peter's Church, a pub, Village hall, tennis Club, Cricket Clu ...

, and

Thurleigh Thurleigh is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, north Bedfordshire, England, situated around north of Bedford town centre. History Excavations have shown evidence the locality was occupied in the Iron-Age, Roman and Saxo ...

, in the

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under the

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History

The building as it stands presently is probably a replacement for an earlier wooden structure dating from the eleventh century. Portions of the current Church of All Saints, such as the

chancel In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the Choir (architecture), choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may termi ...

, date to at least to the twelfth century, and expansions to the

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and aisles occurred in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The architect

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heavily restored the church, including the west tower, in 1864–65. The tower is 75ft (23 metres) tall and dates from the 13th century. It has a clock dated 1882 and 6 bells which are still in use. The church is still in use today, and offers both

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and

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services.

Churchyard

The Church of All Saints features a memorial in honour of local soldiers from Milton Ernest who perished in the

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. The burial grounds are still active.

Protected status

Church of All Saints is a

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church as of 13 July 1964.

References

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

History

Churchyard

Protected status

See also

References