Church of St George is a
Grade I listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
church in
Toddington Toddington could be
*Toddington, Bedfordshire
Toddington is a large village and civil parish in the county of Bedfordshire, England. It is situated 5 miles north-north-west of Luton, north of Dunstable, south-west of Woburn, and 35&nb ...
,
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated ''Beds'') is a Ceremonial County, ceremonial county in the East of England. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Hertfordshire to the south and the south-east, and Buckin ...
, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967.
History
The church was built from
Totternhoe
Totternhoe is a village and civil parish in the Manshead hundred of the county of Bedfordshire, England.
Overview
Totternhoe is an ancient village in southern Bedfordshire, near Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard. Totternhoe Knolls has been a fo ...
stone and ironstone, and was paid for by Paulinus Peyvre. St Georges was consecrated on St George's Day, 1222, coincidentally the same day that St George replaced St Edmund as the official patron saint of England.
On Friday January 1, 1976, the church saw damage from the
Gale of January 1976.On Saturday 17th, a thanksgiving service was held with a rededication by the Bishop of Bedford
Architecture
The three-storeyed priest's house on the north side is a unique feature of the church. Carved animals and mythological beasts, carved in the early Tudor period, can be seen on the exterior of the North wall. One such carving is a sow with its piglets. This is a notable feature as the former pub opposite the church is called the Sow and Pigs, though it is unknown whether the pub was named after this carving or if the sow and its piglets were carved when the pub already existed.
Notable People
Henry Cheyne, 1st Baron Cheyne is buried here.
See also
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Grade I listed buildings in Bedfordshire
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References
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Church of England church buildings in Bedfordshire
Grade I listed churches in Bedfordshire