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Aley Green, the Methodist Church on Mancroft Road, which was built as Wesleyan. It pre-dates a map of 1880. TL 0678 1836. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2007). Link. The Cemetery on Mancroft Road has a Mortuary Chapel at TL 0689 1823. It stands immediately behind the lodge, and can be seen here in a Streetview of 2019.
Ampthill.
Arlesey, St. Peter. TL 1919 3754. © Les Needham (2010). Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed.
Aspley Guise, St. Botolph. SP 9424 3625. © Bill McKenzie. An old postcard view, from Judy Flynn's Collection.
Link. Grade II* listed. Courtney Memorial Evangelical Free Church on Church Street has a date-stone for 1842. The 25" O.S. map of 1901 labels it as Mission Room. It can be seen on a Streetview from 2018. SP 9421 3595.
Aspley Heath, St. Michael, SP 928 354. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2007). Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Judy advises that the Woburn Sands referred to on the postcard is the parish name. Link1. Link2. Grade II* listed.
Astwick, St. Guthlac. TL 2136 3857. © Les Needham (2010).
Grade II* listed.

Barton-le-Clay, St. Nicholas, on Church Road. TL 0853 3041. © Bill McKenzie. Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed. A Strict Baptist Chapel stands off what is today the B655 at TL 0825 3073. © Gerard Charmley (2021). Barton Methodist Church stands on Sharpenhoe Road at TL 0805 3085.  Streetview saw it in 2019. The site of what may be its Wesleyan predecessor lies a short distance west of the Methodist Church, across the road, at TL 0794 3087. Evidently demolished, Streetview saw the patch of scrub woodland where it stood in 2019. A Primitive Methodist Chapel is marked on old maps on Bedford Road. Nicholas Close didn't exist at the time, but the chapel site now stands immediately south of it. The building on the site today betrays no obvious signs of having been a chapel - a Streetview from 2019. TL 0813 3104.
Battlesden, St. Peter and All Saints. TL 9591 2909. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2008). An old postcard view, from Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed.
Bedford.
Beeston, Methodist Church, on The Baulk. It's labelled on older maps as Wesleyan. TL 1690 4847. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2010). Link.
Biddenham, St. James. Interior view. TL 0141 4993. Both from Judy Flynn's postcard collection. A modern view, © David Regan (2018). Link. Grade I listed.
Biggleswade.
Billington, St. Michael and All Angels (external link, to a photo on Wikipedia). Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. SP 9404 2256. Link.
Grade II* listed. A Primitive Methodist Chapel once stood on the main road a little way south-east of the church. Evidently demolished (see this 2009 Streetview, the chapel stood behind the yellow bush), a low building now stands on the site (2020 Streetview). Its My Primitive Methodists entry dates it to 1864, or perhaps slightly earlier, and sold in 1951. TL 9421 2255. The village Wesleyan Methodist Chapel has survived. It stands on Gaddesden Turn at TL 9410 2285, and can be seen on a Streetview from 2009. Its My Wesleyan Methodists entry dates it to 1835 or 1838, and sold in 1977. TL 9410 2285.
Bletsoe, St. Mary the Virgin. Another view. TL 0233 5833. Both © David Regan (2017). Grade II* listed.
Blunham, St. Edmund and St. James (or alternatively, St. Edmund or St. James). TL 1530 5110. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2007). Another view, © Gerard Charmley (2021). Three views of the interior - 1, 2, 3, the reredos, a tomb, and the font, all
© Chris Stafford (2013). Link. Grade I listed. Family Life Church stands off High Street at TL 1539 5138. It's marked on old maps as Baptist, and its grade II listing dates it to 1751, altered 1832. Another view. Both © Gerard Charmley (2022). LinkProvidence Baptist Chapel (1842) stands on Park Lane, and was a splinter from the Old Baptist Meeting (presumably the other Baptist church in this entry). The church website has numerous photos, and a useful history page. © Gerard Charmley (2021). The cemetery on Station Road has a chapel at TL 1474 5090. It hasn't been seen by Streetview (assuming it survives) - here's the entrance, as seen by Streetview in 2009.
Bolnhurst, St. Dunstan. Another view. TL 0807 5869. Both © David Regan (2019). Three interior views - 1, 2, 3, wall painting, a window, and the organ (organ case by Pugin - see appended listing), all
© Chris Stafford (2013). Link. Grade II* listed.
Bromham, St. Owen. TL 0134 5126. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, © David Regan (2018). Link. Grade I listed. A Baptist Church stands on Village Road at TL 0091 5122. It was seen by Streetview in 2019. The Church website's History page dates it to 1992, replacing a wooden church of the 1920's on the same site.

Caddington, All Saints. TL 0640 1985. © Bill McKenzie. Link. Grade II* listed. A Baptist Church stands on Luton Road at TL 0650 1982. The modern building and its 1846 predecessor (Union Chapel) can be seen on a Streetview from 2020. Link. St. Thomas the Apostle (R.C.) stands a little way south of the village on Manor Road, at TL 0652 1902. It can be seen on a 2017 Streetview. Link.
Campton, All Saints. TL 1299 3807. © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Grade II* listed. A monument in the churchyard is listed separately as grade II. The cemetery to the north-east of the village has a Chapel, at TL 1334 3874. It can be seen on a Streetview of 2009.
Cardington, St. Mary. TL 0864 4790. © Les Needham (2010). Two additional views - 1, 2, both © David Regan (2019). Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. The grade II listing includes numerous photos, including the interior, and a good number of fine monuments. Howard Memorial Church (Methodist and U.R.C.) on Cople Road. Early maps label it as "Union Chapel". TL 0910 4800. © Les Needham (2010). Another view, © David Regan (2019). David suggests that the Howard in question may be John Howard, the prison reformer mentioned here. Link. The village also has a former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at Chapel End, which was presumably the home to the local Methodist congregation before they moved to Howard Memorial Church. It can be seen on a 2019 Streetview. TL 0933 4815. The V.C.H. mentions another chapel at Chapel End
, "a small chapel in connexion with the Bunyan Meeting", but I haven't been able to locate it - unless it's Howard Memorial Church, which could conceivably come under Chapel End.
Carlton, St. Mary the Virgin. SP 9517 5485. © Bill McKenzie. Link. Grade I listed. Carlton Baptist Church, which dates from 1760, as seen by Streetview in 2009.The pulpit, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. SP 9543 5525. Grade II listed.
Chalgrave, All Saints, which sits in an isolated position at TL 0086 2743. © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Grade I listed.
Chellington, St. Nicholas. SP 9608 5631. From an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. A modern view, © David Regan (2018). Link. Grade I listed.
Clapham, St. Thomas à Becket. TL 0340 5248. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link.
Grade I listed. The Methodist Church on High Street is labelled on older maps as Wesleyan, and was seen by Streetview in 2018. It pre-dates a map of 1883-4. TL 0323 5236. Link.
Clifton, All Saints. TL 1659 3925. © Bill McKenzie.
Link. Grade II* listed. Strict Baptist Church (1853) on Broad Street. TL 1656 3879. © Les Needham (2010). Two additional views - 1, 2, two interiors - 1, 2, and the pulpit, all © Gerard Charmley (2015), who advises that the congregation dates from 1844, the chapel from 1859, and had galleries added in 1863. The large memorial tablet to the left of the pulpit is to Septimius Sears (1817-1877) who was the founding minister. Another view, © Gerard Charmley (2022). Providence Baptist Church (1936) on Shefford Road. TL 1588 3892. © Gerard Charmley (2022). Link. A house called Strawplaits on Church Street is a former Baptist Chapel, which Gerard advises was a splinter from the Strict Baptist Church - the split healing in 1900 - and subsequently closed and converted to residential use. TL 1649 3905. © Gerard Charmley (2022).
Clophill, St. Mary. TL 0899 3825. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Notice that the roofline has been raised since the church was built. An old postcard view of Clophill Old Church (TL 0918 3885), from Judy Flynn's Collection. Now a ruin sitting some way north of the village, see this link for its history. The Methodist Church, as seen by Streetview in 2016. It stands on High Street at TL 0861 3799. Link. A Primitive Methodist Chapel once stood on Old Silsoe Road, at TL 0830 3751. This source dates it to 1853. The site can be seen on a Streetview of 2009. The same source refers to another P.M. chapel on High Street, sold in 1938, but I haven't located it.
Cockayne Hatley, St. John the Baptist. TL 2561 4965. © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Grade I listed.
Colmworth, St. Denys (K). TL 1089 5858. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. Two modern views - 1, 2, both © Chris Stafford (2013). Link. Grade I listed. At Chapel End, less than half a mile to the S.W. of the church, is a former Primitive Methodist Chapel. It hasn't been seen by Streetview, but its
My Primitive Methodists entry, which dates it to 1854-1911, has a photo. The closure date may be suspect, as the 1" O.S. map of 1937-61 still shows it as a place of worship. TL 1030 5823.
Cople, All Saints. TL 1032 4847. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, © David Regan (2019). An old postcard view, from Judy Flynn's Collection. The sun-dial, two interior views - 1, 2, and the font, all
© Chris Stafford (2013). Link. Grade I listed. The My Primitive Methodists entry for Cople says that a congregation met in a cottage, but it isn't located.
Cotton End, Baptist Church (1836). TL 0853 4553. © Les Needham (2010).
Cranfield, St. Peter & St. Paul. SP 9557 4198. © Bill McKenzie. An old postcard view, showing the spire, since removed. Web sources are somewhat contradictory regarding the date of the removal of the spire - but we can say with some confidence that it postdates the 1" O.S. map edition of 1957, which indicates a spire at that time. It possibly survived until 1980, but it's odd that the grade I listing of the early 1960's makes no mention of it. From Reg Dosell's Collection. Another old postcard, this one from Judy Flynn's Collection. Judy has told me that Pevsner mentions the "recessed lead spire" in the edition of 1968. Link1. Link2. Howard Richter advises of three other churches. There is a Methodist Church (originally Wesleyan) at SP 9528 4188 on High Street, and it pre-dates a map of 1882-3. It can be seen on Streetview here. Link. A Baptist Church stands on Bedford Road at SP 9612 4257. This also pre-dates the 1882-3 map, where it is indicated as a Baptist Chapel (General), but the congregation is considerably older than this. It can be seen here. Link. Shown on the same map is a Particular Baptist Chapel at SP 954 420. It certainly existed by 1840, and was still in use in 1901. A building with the same footprint as the chapel on the map can be seen here (the greenish building), but it's not at present clear if this is the same building, or a more recent building on the same site.

Dunstable.
Dunton, St. Mary Magdalene. TL 2374 4422. © Les Needham (2010). Link. Grade II* listed. A former Baptist Chapel stands near the church, on Chapel Street, at TL 2368 4419. Streetview saw it in 2014.

East Hyde, Holy Trinity (1840-1). TL 1280 1735. © Bill McKenzie. It was closed in 2008 and subsequently re-opened as St. Charalambos (Greek Orthodox) in 2009. Link, and history page. Grade II listed.
Eaton Bray, St. Mary the Virgin. SP 9699 2074. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, © Judy Flynn. Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed. The handsome Methodist Church of 1795 stands at the northern end of the village, and can be seen here in a Streetview from 2019. Older maps label it as Wesleyan. SP 9697 2113.
Grade II listed.
Edworth, St. George, now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. TL 2222 4068. © Les Needham (2010). Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Another view, three of the interior - 1, 2, 3, the chancel, a bench-end carved lion, and the font, all
© Chris Stafford (2013). Link. Grade I listed.
Eggington, St. Michael and All Angels. SP 9567 2517. © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Grade II* listed. An Independent/Congregational Church once stood on High Street, a little way east of the church at SP 9583 2516. The village Wikipedia entry says that it was demolished in the 1970's. The house built on its site can be seen in a Streetview from 2019. A former Methodist Church (originally Wesleyan) stands just west of the St. Michael at SP 9560 2515. Streetview saw it in 2019. The Wikipedia entry quoted from previously says it was converted into a house in 1988. Both of the chapels pre-date a map of 1882.
Elstow, St. Mary and St. Helena. TL 0491 4740. From an old postcard (franked 1908) in Steve Bulman's Collection. An old engraving, dated 1887, from Colin Waters' Collection. A modern view, © Chris Emms (2011). Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed.
Eversholt, dedicated to St John the Baptist. SP 9829 3251. © Bill McKenzie.
Link. Grade II* listed. There used to be a Methodist Church (originally Wesleyan) at Wits End, at SP 9896 3294. According to this source, it dates from 1849, and was closed in 1972. The house now on its site can be seen in a 2019 Streetview.
Everton, St. Mary. TL 2032 5130. This postcard (from Reg Dosell's Collection) was previously in the "Unknown" section; Garry Barr has kindly emailed to identify this church, which looks rather different to what it is on the postcard. Compare with this link, and this. He has also advised of this link which explains that the church tower was largely destroyed by lightning in 1974. It was decided to shorten the tower when re-building. Another old postcard view, this one from Judy Flynn's Collection. A modern view, © Judy Flynn. Two additional views - 1, 2, two of the interior - 1, 2, the chancel, two memorials - 1, 2, and the font, all © David Regan (2019). Grade I listed. For the Methodist (previously Wesleyan) Chapel, see Gamlingay on the Cambridgeshire page.
Eyeworth, All Saints. TL 2498 4559. © Les Needham (2010). An old postcard view, from Judy Flynn's Collection. Note the appearance of the tower before it had the spire removed, and the tower reduced in size. This was carried out in the late 1960's, following a thunderstorm, lightning hitting the spire and causing a fire. The repairs were dedicated in 1970. Three additional views - 1, 2, 3, all
© Chris Stafford (2013). Link1 (many photos, including interiors). Link2. Grade I listed. A Quaker Meeting is held in Eyeworth Village Hall (2021 Streetview). They used to meet in the schoolroom of the Congregational Church in Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire. TL 2517 4590. Link.
Eynesbury, St. Mary the Virgin. TL 1837 5984. © Janice Tostevin. Link.
Grade II* listed. The Methodist Church of 1928 stands on Berkley Street at TL 1849 5974, and can be seen on a Streetview from 2018. Link. Eynesbury's entry on the My Primitive Methodist website says that the current Methodist Church had a P.M. predecessor "in the front street", dating from 1855. The building shown in the 1994 photo stands just a few yards south of the present church on Berkley Street, but it doesn't feel to be a wholly convincing candidate. Here's a Streetview from 2018.

Farndish, St. Michael and All Angels, now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. SP 9279 6372. From an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed.
Felmersham, St. Mary. SP 9913 5784. © Bill McKenzie. Two additional views - 1, 2, two of the interior - 1, 2, and the altar and font, all © David Regan (2017), plus another exterior, © David Regan (2018). Link1. Link2. Grade I listed.
Flitton, St. John the Baptist. TL 0594 3585. © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Grade I listed. An adjacent mausoleum is separately listed as grade I.
Flitwick, St. Peter & St. Paul. TL 0292 3422. © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Grade I listed.

Goldington, St. Mary the Virgin, on Church Lane. Interior view. TL 0763 5100. Both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link, which has a photo showing the modern extension. Grade II* listed. Holy Cross (R.C.) stands on Goldington Lane and Barkers Lane, and was seen by Streetview in 2020. TL 0752 5049. Link. Its history page dates it to 1957. Older maps show Bunyan Chapel (Baptist) at TL 0769 5049. It pre-dates a map of 1884, upon which it's labelled as Particular Baptist, and it disappears from maps in the 1960's. The road layout has completely changed, but it is commemorated in Chapel Close. The bungalows on the site can be seen here in a Streetview from 2016.
Great Barford, All Saints (C). TL 1340 5171. © Bill McKenzie. A difficult church to photograph, advises Chris, beset with conifers and on a small site. Another view, an interior, taken through a window, and a monument in the churchyard, all © Chris Stafford (2013). Grade II* listed. The Methodist Church stands on Bedford Road at TL 1266 5231. Older maps label it as Wesleyan, and it pre-dates a map of 1884. Genuki dates it to 1824, though the present building looks later than this.
Greenfield, the former Methodist Church (1964), now in residential use. TL 0531 3498. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2011). Its predecessor (originally Wesleyan) of 1840 on the same site was destroyed by fire in 1962. A photo of the old chapel is available here.

Harlington, St. Mary The Virgin. TL 0378 3055. © Bill McKenzie. Another view. Previously in the "Unknown" section - Ian Mead has a number of glass negatives, from around 1900, taken by a great-Uncle who lived in the Luton area. This one was identified by Janet Gimber. Link. Grade I listed. The Methodist Church on Sundon Road. TL 0365 3030. © Martin Wallis. A Streetview from 2019. Link. What I assume to be its predecessor stands directly opposite, and is marked on old maps as Wesleyan. A 2019 Streetview. The 1" O.S. map of 1956 shows a cemetery chapel in the cemetery on Baton Road, at TL 0391 3066. It may be the small building seen in the far corner in a Streetview from 2019.
Harrold, St. Peter and All Saints. As there is no south door or porch, entry is by the west door. SP 9539 5667. © Bill McKenzie. An old postcard view, from Judy Flynn's Collection. Another view, the interior, and the font, all © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade I listed. The U.R.C. (originally Congregational) stands on High Street. It can be seen on a Streetview from 2009, and there's a comprehensive history here. SP 9483 5689. Harrold and Carlton Grace Baptist Church stands on High Street at SP 9505 5683. It's labelled as Mission Hall on the 25" O.S. map of 1901. Link, and its useful history page, which dates the church to 1876. The listed buildings website has a grade II entry for Harrold Catholic Chapel on The Green, and it provides a grid reference o
f SP 95061 56764. It describes it as a Former schoolroom and adjoining school house dated 1847 now private dwelling and chapel. It would appear to mean the building seen by Streetview in 2019. O.S. maps mark the site of Harrold Priory at SP 9503 5670. Streetview hasn't had a good view of the site, but it's somewhere to the right of the low buildings in the distance across the field, seen here in 2019. Link.
Harrowden, the former Methodist Church, originally Wesleyan (1904). TL 0729 4742. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2011). Link1. Link2.
Haynes, St. Mary the Virgin, at Church End. Interior view. TL 0811 4118. Both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection.
Link. Grade II* listed. Haynes Mission Hall, on Northwood End, TL 0998 4199. © Gerard Charmley (2022). Ebenezer Strict Baptist Chapel, re-built in 1934, on Silver End Road. Its predecessor, on the same site, pre-dates a map of 1883, where it's labelled as Baptist Chapel (General). TL © Gerard Charmley (2022). The Methodist Church, at Silver End. Older maps label it as Wesleyan. TL 1001 4235. © Gerard Charmley (2022).
Heath and Reach, St. Leonard. SP 9249 2771. Link. Grade II listed. The former Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel on Woburn Road. It's dated here to 1864-1903. SP 9238 2843. The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. The village Genuki entry dates it to 1877. SP 9248 2806. All © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2008). The village also had a Baptist Chapel which stood back from the junction of Gig Lane with Leighton Road, at SP 9255 2813. Its site was seen by Streetview in 2009. It's dated in this source (which has an interior photo) to 1822, with closure in 1978.
Henlow, St. Mary the Virgin. The tower. TL 1781 3876. Both © Bill McKenzie. Another view, © Thomas Curtis. Link.
Grade I listed. Henlow Methodist Church on High Street. TL 1769 3817. © Les Needham (2010). Link.
Higham Gobion, St. Margaret. SP 1037 3279. © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Grade II* listed.
Hockcliffe, dedicated to St. Nicholas. SP 9660 2697. © Bill McKenzie. An old postcard view, from Judy Flynn's Collection. List. Grade II* listed. Old maps show three chapels in the village, two Methodist and a Congregational. The former Congregational Chapel stands set back from the A5 at SP 9742 2659, and was seen by Streetview in 2019. This source says it was also home to the Primitive Methodists from 1913-20. A Primitive Methodist Chapel stood on Woburn Road, at SP 9727 2683. It's dated here to 1861, closing in 1913, and demolished in 1933. It stood on what is now the grass next to the corner house seen in a Streetview from 2020. The other Methodist Chapel was Wesleyan, dated here to 1833-1919. A house now stands on the site (although the chapel stood further back from the road), and it was seen by Streetview in 2020.
Houghton Conquest, All Saints. TL 0436 4142. © Bill McKenzie. Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed. The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Rectory Lane as seen by Streetview in 2009. A more recent Streetview in 2016 shows works in progress. This source dates it to 1878, when it was built in front of its predecessor of 1832, which was subsequently used as a Sunday School. This earlier chapel may just be visible in a Streetview of 2009. An interior view of the later chapel is available here. TL 0445 4135.
Houghton Regis, All Saints. TL 0184 2395. Interior view. Both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed. A Primitive Methodist Chapel once stood on King Street at TL 0187 2383. It's dated here to 1862, with closure on or before 1935. The same source mentions a predecessor of 1844, though its location isn't given. Its site lies beneath the building seen here in a Streetview from 2018. The Wesleyans were also present in the town, on the corner of Cumberland Street and Queen's Street, at TL 0180 2372. The house now on the site can be seen in a Streetview from 2018. The 1936-61 1" O.S. map shows two other places of worship, fairly close to each other, south of the High Street. One was a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (presumably successor to the one mentioned earlier), a little way west of Cumberland Street. Its site lies somewhere near the end of the brick wall, seen here in a Streetview from 2019. TL 0173 2373. A Baptist Church, stood a bit further west again, set back from High Street at TL 0168 2373. A photo and some history are available here, and its site, which lies beneath a car park, can be seen in a Streetview from 2016.
Hulcote, St. Nicholas. SP 9443 3883. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2011). Link.
Grade I listed.
Husborne Crawley, St. James. SP 9556 3622. © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Grade II* listed. A Primitive Methodist Chapel used to stand on Crow Lane. SP 9565 3602. It stood on what is now the driveway of the house seen here in a Streetview from 2010. A photo of it can be seen here, where the chapel is dated to 1867.

Kempston.
Keysoe, St. Mary the Virgin. TL 0738 6249. From Reg Dosell's postcard collection. Another view, © David Regan (2019). Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed.
Knotting, St. Margaret of Antioch. Two interior views - 1, 2, the altar and font. TL 0026 6347. All © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade I listed.

Langford, St. Andrew. TL 1856 4141. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, © Les Needham (2010). Link. Grade I listed. Langford Methodist Church. Older mark it as Wesleyan. TL 1854 4063. © Les Needham (2010). Link.
Leighton Buzzard.
Lidlington, St. Margaret (1885), on Church Street and The Lane. © Bill McKenzie. Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. This source says that the church was closed sometime between 2002 and 2015, and has been converted to residential use. SP 9912 3892. It also mentions a medieval predecessor in what is now the cemetery, a little way to the south-east, finally demolished in 1961. The same source, and also Genuki, says it was also dedicated to St. Margaret, but O.S. maps are consistent in labelling it as All Saints. Streetview doesn't have a view of the cemetery (access road here, in 2021), and I haven't been able to find a photo of the old church. SP 9919 3883. Lidlington Church, on Church Street, as seen by Streetview in 2020. Zooming in to the roundel below the apex shows that this was originally Bethel Primitive Methodist Chapel. It's dated here to 1863, where it also mentions a predecessor (un-located) of 1850. SP 9900 3901. Link. The village also had a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on High Street. It survives, converted into a house, and can be seen in a 2021 Streetview. It's dated here to 1854, where it mentions an earlier chapel of 1805, again un-located. Closure is given as 1957, or soon after, following merger with the Primitive Methodist congregation. SP 9908 3882.
Linslade, St. Mary, which sits some distance to the north of the town. SP 9102 2682. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2009). Link.
Grade I listed. St. Barnabas on Vicarage Road. SP 9126 2496. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2008). Link. Grade II listed, wherein it's dated to 1848-9, with later additions. Bethel Free Grace Baptist Chapel (1843) on New Road. SP 9139 2502. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2008). Link. Jubilee Primitive Methodist Chapel stood
on Old Road at SP 9121 2515. It pre-dated a map of 1880-91, and survived until at least circa 1980 (there's a photo of it available here, where it says it was closed around 1940). The residential building on the site today can be seen in a Streetview from 2021; the chapel occupied the central third of the site.
Little Barford, St. Denys. Redundant, and now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. TL 1776 5695. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2010). An old postcard view, from Judy Flynn's Collection. Two additional views - 1, 2, two of the interior - 1, 2, a Norman doorway, a window, and the font, all
© Chris Stafford (2015). Link1. Link2. Grade II* listed.
Little Staughton, All Saints. Older maps label it as St. Margaret. TL 1073 6300. © Jim Rushton. Link.
Grade I listed. A former Baptist Chapel used to stand south of the village at TL 1085 6197. Demolished following war damage, it's former Sunday School survives. The school, and the site of the chapel, which stood parallel with the school and closer to the headstones, can be seen in a Streetview from 2009. A photo of it is available here. A new church was built in the village on High Street, opening in 1957. Streetview saw it in 2014. TL 1056 6265. Link.
Lower Gravenhurst, St. Mary the Virgin, now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. TL 1107 3525. © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Grade I listed.
Luton.

Marston Mortaine, St. Mary. TL 9961 4115. © Bill McKenzie. Link. Grade I listed.
Melchbourne, St. Mary Magdalene. Two additional views - 1, 2. TL 0286 6539. All © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade I listed. O.S. maps mark Preceptory (Site of) at TL 0302 6585. Its site isn't visible to Streetview. Link.
Meppershall, St. Mary the Virgin. TL 1345 3593. © Bill McKenzie. Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link.
Grade II* listed. East of the village stands the Chapel of St. Thomas the Martyr, at TL 1471 3622. Now in use a farm building, Streetview saw it in 2010. Link. Grade II* listed. The 1956 1" O.S. map marks a place of worship on High Street at TL 1394 3669. This source identifies it as a Methodist Chapel - originally Primitive Methodist. It's dated here to 1915, with closure in 2007 or soon after. Now demolished, it was still standing in 2014 when it was seen by Streetview. Its site now provides access to a housing estate, seen by Streetview in 2019.
Milton Bryan, St. Peter. SP 9711 3079. © Bill McKenzie. Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link.
Grade I listed. The village formerly had a Methodist Chapel, originally Wesleyan, and known as The Chapel on the Pond. Dated here, where there is a photo, to 1861, with closure and demolition in 1980-1. More photos are available here. SP 9744 3007.
Milton Ernest, All Saints. TL 0200 5611. © Bill McKenzie. Two additional views - 1, 2, two of the interior - 1, 2, the chancel, and the font, all © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade I listed. The village used to have a Methodist Chapel, originally Wesleyan. It stood at TL 0177 5603, and is dated here (where there is an illustration) to 1819, closing in 1970 and demolished in 1976. Its site is now a parking area, seen here by Streetview in 2021.
Moggerhanger, St. John the Evangelist (1860, K). TL 1423 4933. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, and an interior view (which is captioned "Muggerhanger"), both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection. Two modern views - 1, 2, both © Chris Stafford (2013). Link.
Grade II listed. The former Methodist Church on St. John's Road (TL 1402 4908). Originally Wesleyan, it's dated here to 1929 - 2011, and was successor to an earlier chapel of 1844. Another source suggests that it may have stood on the site of the present village hall, which is on Blunham Road at TL 1444 4970, and seen here by Streetview in 2020. © Les Needham (2010).

Northill, St. Mary the Virgin. TL 1489 4654. © Bill McKenzie. Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Another view, two of the interior - 1, 2, the altar and the font, all © David Regan (2019). Link1. Link2. Grade II listed. The former Methodist Church on Sand Lane, as seen by Streetview in 2009. It was originally Wesleyan (successor to an earlier, un-located chapel), and dated here to 1902-3, closing in 1965. It now serves as the parish hall. TL 1500 4643.

Oakley, St. Mary. TL 0106 5296. © Bill McKenzie. An old postcard view, from Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed. The Methodist Church on High Street (seen here by Streetview in 2009). TL 0109 5393. Link. It was preceded on the same site by an earlier Primitive Methodist Chapel, and a photo of it can be seen here, where it's dated to 1849. Link.
Odell, All Saints. SP 9667 5801. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, and an interior view, both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link.
Grade I listed.
Old Warden, St. Leonard. Another view. TL 1367 4432. Both © Bill McKenzie. Three old postcard views - an exterior, and two interiors - 1, 2, all from Judy Flynn's Collection. Link1. Link2.
Grade I listed.

Pavenham, St. Peter. Interior view. SP 9914 5595. Both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection. A modern view, © David Regan (2018). Link. Grade I listed. Older O.S. maps show a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on High Street, at SP 9886 5549. The village Wikipedia entry dates it to 1857. It seems to have still active after the war (it shows on a map from 1956). Its site can be seen on a Streetview from 2019. The village also had a Primitive Methodist Chapel, dated here to no later than 1842 - 1890's. Now converted to residential use, it was seen by Streetview in 2019. SP 9866 5548.
Pepperstock, the former Baptist Church on Front Street. It was evidently subsequently demolished, as housing was built on the site, seen by Streetview (compare 2016 and 2017). SP 0851 1810. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2007). Link.
Pertenhall, St. Peter. TL 0842 6541. From an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Grade I listed. Older O.S. maps mark a Moravian Church at Chapel Yard, a little way to the north-east of Pertenhall, at TL 0908 6600. The village Wikipedia entry says tha
t "Little remains of the chapel itself but there are still gravestones in the graveyard". I haven't been able to find a photo of it, and Streetview hasn't been past the site.
Podington, St. Mary the Virgin. Another view. SP 9418 6268. Both © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade I listed. The village has a former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel of 1902, off Gold Street at SP 9407 6269. Barely glimpsed by Streetview in 2009, there are much better views of it here, where it's dated to 1902. It also says it had a sixty year history, implying closure in circa 1962.
Potsgrove, St. Mary the Virgin, now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. SP 9515 2985. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2007). Link1. Link2. Link3. Grade II* listed.
Potton.
Pulloxhill, St. James the Apostle. TL 0616 3380. © Bill McKenzie. Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade II* listed.

Ravensden, All Saints. Another view. TL 0777 5432. Both © David Regan (2018). Another view, © Chris Stafford (2013). Link. Grade I listed. The former (well-disguised) Zion Baptist Chapel stands about half a mile west of the church, at TL 0672 5428. Seen by Streetview in 2012, it's dated here to 1853, closing in 2016.
Renhold, All Saints. Another view, two of the interior - 1, 2, some of the monuments, and the font. TL 0888 5285. © David Regan (2018). Link. Grade I listed. Renhold Chapel (Baptist, 1873) stands rather less than a mile E.S.E. of the village, at Workhouse End. Streetview saw it in 2012. TL 1017 5251. Link.
Ridgmont
, All Saints. SP 9759 3606. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2011). Another view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link1. Link2. Grade II* listed. Outside the village, to the south-east, stand the consolidated ruins of Old All Saints Church. Not seen by Streetview, its history and numerous photos can be seen here. SP 9812 3579. A former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel stands on High Street at SP 9769 3622. Seen here by Streetview in 2010, it's dates are given here as built 1853, re-built in 1991 (evidently a typo, perhaps for 1891), and closed in 1947. A former Baptist Chapel stands at the south end of the village at SP 9738 3581. The date-stone for 1811 can be seen by zooming-in on a Streetview from 2010. This source dates its closure to 1993. Grade II listed.
Riseley, All Saints. Another view, and an interior. TL 039 630. All from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection. A modern view, © David Regan (2019). Link. Grade I listed. The 25" O.S. map of 1901 shows three chapels - Moravian, Wesleyan and Baptist. The Particular Baptist Chapel hasn't survived. It stood at SP 0426 6284, and is dated here to 1838, closing in 1948. Its site on Keysoe Lane was seen by Streetview in 2009. The former Moravian Chapel stands on High Street at SP 0440 6302. Seen by Streetview in 2009, the Bedfordshire Archives entry dates its closure to 1971. The former Wesleyan Chapel on High Street was seen by Streetview in 2009. This source dates it to 1807, and active at least into the 1970's. SP 0420 6282.
Grade II listed.
Roxton, St. Mary Magdalene. TL 1534 5452. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2010). Two additional views - 1, 2, both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade II* listed. Congregational Church (1808). TL 1518 5448. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2010). Link. Grade II* listed.

Salford, St. Mary the Virgin. SP 9359 3910. © Bill McKenzie. Link. Grade I listed. The village also has a former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, on Broughton Road, at SP 9362 3926, which Genuki dates to 1814, quoting from a directory of 1898. A Streetview from 2021 shows its poor condition.
Sandy, St. Swithun (C). TL 1739 4907. © Bill McKenzie. Two additional views - 1, 2, both © David Regan (2019). Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade II* listed. Saint Neots Road Methodist Church at Girtford was originally Primitive Methodist (1910). TL 1670 4990. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2010). Link. This source mentions a predecessor of 1868 on London Road. It stood at TL 1657 5011. Its site is to the left of the building in this Streetview of 2018. All Saints used to stand on London Road, Girtford,  at TL 1647 4952. A photo is available here (where it's dated to 1885-1981), and the site can be seen on a Streetview from 2009. The Baptist Church on Bedford Road has a date-stone for 1887. TL 1717 4927. © Gerard Charmley (2022). Link. Its predecessor Chapel of 1854 is on Pleasant Place - there's a history here. TL 1725 4934. © Gerard Charmley (2022). Link.
Sharnbrook, St. Peter. Interior view. SP 9936 5959. Both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection. Another view, the interior, chancel, font, and a huge memorial tablet, all © David Regan (2017). Link. A plan and guide to the features of the church, and a video tour. Grade I listed. Other listed features associated with the church can be seen here. The Methodist Church stands on Park Lane, and was seen by Streetview in 2009. It was built as Wesleyan in 1911. SP 9964 5972. Link. The 25" O.S. map of 1901 shows two Baptist Chapels. The first was behind other buildings near the junction of High Street and Park Lane, at SP 9958 5964. I don't know if it survives, and it hasn't been seen by Streetview. The other Baptist Chapel stands a little way back from High Street, at SP 9973 5955. It was seen by Streetview in 2009.
Its grade II listing, which describes it as Strict Baptist, dates it to a restoration or re-build of 1866.
Shefford, St. Michael and All Angels, on High Street. TL 1435 3908. © Bill McKenzie. Link. Grade II listed. St. Francis of Assisi (R.C.) on High Street. TL 1426 3901. © Chris Kippin (2023). Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link1. Link2. Grade II* listed. The Methodist Church on Ampthill Road, built as Wesleyan in 1912. TL 1409 3895. From an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. A modern view, © Chris Kippin (2023). Link.
Grade II listed. The Baptist Church on Bedford Road and Stanford Road. TL 1432 3942. © Chris Kippin (2023). Link.
Shelton, St. Mary the Virgin. TL 0336 6880. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2011). Link. Grade I listed.
Shillington, dedicated to All Saints. TL 1237 3394. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, and an interior view, both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed. A former Methodist Chapel stands on High Road, at TL 1270 3400. It has a date-stone for 1872, as Wesleyan, and was seen by Streetview in 2021. The Congregational Church (1840) on Church Street, aas seen by Streetview in 2009. TL 1254 3399. Link. This source says that there was a Primitive Methodist Chapel on Bury Road from 1887, closing in 1995. It stood at TL 1227 3515, and was re-built in 1906 - the date-stone can be seen in a Streetview from 2021.
Silsoe, St. James. TL 0825 3559. © Bill McKenzie. Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade II listed.
Souldrop, All Saints. SP 9852 6154. © David Regan (2017). Link. Grade II* listed.
Southill, All Saints. TL 1459 4222. © Les Needham (2010). Another view (the part nearest to the camera is the vault of the Byng family, the most famous member of which was Admiral John Byng, executed for his perceived failings in battle - more here)  and two of the interior - 1, 2, both © Gerard Charmley (2022). Link.
Grade II* listed. Strict Baptist Chapel on High Street. The Congregation was founded in 1693, and the building dates from 1805 (see here for a history). TL 1552 4209. © Les Needham (2010). Interior view, © Gerard Charmley (2022). Link.
Stagsden, St. Leonard. Interior view. SP 9822 4908. Both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection. A modern view, © David Regan (2018). Link. Grade I listed. Bunyan Chapel is marked on the 25" O.S. map of 1901 at SP 9816 4897, west of High Street. The part which survives can be seen in a Streetview of 2021, and a demolished part of it can be seen here (where the chapel is dated to 1820) - however, the surviving part seems to have been the chapel itself, as O.S. maps only indicate this building as a place of worship.
Stanbridge, dedicated to St. John the Baptist. SP 9657 2423. © Bill McKenzie. An old postcard view, from Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed. A Wesleyan Methodist Chapel once stood on Mill Road, dated here to 1870, closing no later than 1972. Streetview saw Chapel House on the site in 2009. It also mentions a predecessor of 1833 - whether it was on the same or a different site isn't stated. SP 9650 2427. The village also had a Primitive Methodist Chapel, which this source dates to 1842, closing by 1954 at the latest. A 1910 photo and history are available here. A school car parking area was built on its site - see here in a Streetview from 2009. SP 9676 2431.
Stevington, St. Mary. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2008). Link. Grade I listed. Baptist Church at West End. The congregation dates from 1655. The present building dates from 1720. SP 9831 5372. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2009). Link1. Link2.
Grade II listed. The former Methodist Church on Park Road, originally Primitive Methodist. It's dated here to 1863-1957. SP 9917 5312. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2008). Link
Stewartby, United Church on Park Crescent. TL 0219 4230. © Bill McKenzie. Link, and dated here to the 1950's.
Stopsley, Luton - see Luton.
Stotfold.
Streatley, St. Margaret. TL 0701 2860. © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Grade I listed.
Studham, St. Mary the Virgin, as seen by Streetview in 2009. TL 0159 1597. Link.
Grade I listed. The Methodist Church. Dated here to 1965, it replaced a Wesleyan Chapel of 1861 on the same site. TL 0221 1579. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2007). Link.
Sundon, St. Mary the Virgin. Another view. Both © Bill McKenzie.
Sutton, All Saints. TL 2190 4753. © Les Needham (2010). Link.
Grade I listed.
Swineshead, St. Nicholas. TL 0578 6585. Link1. Link2. Grade I listed. The former Methodist Church (originally Wesleyan), on High Street, has a date-stone for 1864. TL 0588 6577. Link1. Link2. Both © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2008).

Tempsford, St. Peter. TL 1619 5303. © Judy Flynn (2012). An old postcard view, from Judy Flynn's Collection. Two additional views - 1, 2, and two interiors (taken through windows) - 1, 2, all © Chris Stafford (2013). Link. Grade II* listed.
Thurleigh, St. Peter. TL 0513 5847. From an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. A modern view, © David Regan (2019). Link. Grade II* listed. Baptist Church on High Street. It has a date-stone for 1888. It seems to now be closed, as it's labelled on Google maps as The Old Chapel Cake Company. © David Regan (2019). Link.
Tilsworth, dedicated to All Saints. SP 9751 2428. © Bill McKenzie.
Link. Grade I listed. The village had a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on the green at the eastern end of the village, at SP 9810 2429. It's dated here (where there is also a photo) to about 1862 to circa 1991. The house standing on the site of the chapel can be seen in a Streetview from 2009.
Tingrith, St. Nicholas. TL 0072 3243. From an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed.
Toddington, St. George of England. TL 0101 2894. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, © Judy Flynn. Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed. The Baptist Church stands on Station Road, just a little way north-east of the church, at TL 0108 2900. Streetview saw it in 2016. Zooming-in shows the date-stone, which I think is for 1871. Link. A Primitive Methodist Chapel is shown on old maps on Leighton Road, at TL 0076 2881. It's dated here to 1893 (where there are also photos), and it has evidently been demolished - 2021 Streetview. It also says that it was successor to an earlier chapel of 1846 on what is now Conger Lane. It doesn't give its exact position, or say whether it has survived, but this building (Streetview 2019) looks to be a possible candidate. Can you confirm if this speculation is correct? The Methodist Church on High Street was originally Wesleyan, and seen by Streetview in 2021. It pre-dates a map of 1901. TL 0089 2869. Link. St. Elizabeth of Hungary (R.C.) on TL 0085 2911. It can be seen in the background of a 2021 Streetview, and better here, where photos of the exterior and interior continually cycle.
Totternhoe, dedicated to St. Giles of Provence. SP 9883 20888. © Bill McKenzie.
Link. Grade I listed. A Primitive Methodist Chapel is shown on a map of 1901 at SP 9904 2119. This source dates it to 1861-1929, and its site was seen by Streetview in 2021. A second chapel was built on Furlong Lane in 1929. The house on the site can be seen here in a Streetview from 2009 - whether anything of the chapel remains is not evident. SP 9911 2124.
Turvey,
All Saints. SP 9403 5254. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, and an interior view, both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection. Another view, © David Regan (2018). Link. Grade I listed.

Upper Caldecote, All Saints. TL 1668 4589. © Les Needham (2010). Another view, a window, four of the interior - 1, 2, 3, 4, and the font, all © Chris Stafford (2013). Link. Grade II listed. The Methodist Church stands a little way east of All Saints on Biggleswade Road. TL 1682 4591. © Les Needham (2010). Link. What is perhaps its predecessor - Wesleyan Methodist - was seen by Streetview in 2020. It pre-dates a map of 1883-4. TL 1655 4554.
Upper Dean, All Hallows (or All Saints, according to source consulted). Interior view. TL 0468 6764. Both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection. A modern view, © David Regan (2017). Link1. Link2 (numerous photos, inside and out). Grade I listed. The U.R.C. on High Street was built as Congregational in 1863. TL 0484 6794. © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2011). Link. Grade II listed.
Upper Gravenhurst, St. Giles. TL 1130 3599. © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Grade II* listed. A Methodist Church stands on High Street, marked on older maps as Wesleyan. It pre-dates a map of 1901, and was seen by Streetview in 2010. TL 1143 3603. Link.
Upper Stondon, All Saints. Another view. TL 1500 3556. Both © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Grade II listed.

Westoning, St. Mary Magdalene. TL 0281 3279. © Bill McKenzie. Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade II* listed. The Baptist Church on Greenfield Road, as seen by Streetview in 2020. TL 0360 3282. The church website dates it to 1986-9, and it was preceded by an earlier chapel of the 1830's on an adjacent site. This was seen by Streetview in 2021. This seems to be the same building labelled on the 25" O.S. map of 1901 as Methodist Chapel (Calvinist). TL 0357 3279. The village also has a former Methodist Church, on Park Road at TL 0337 3254. Seen by Streetview in 2021, it was originally Wesleyan, and dated here to 1863-2006, where it also says that it had (for a few years) a predecessor, though whether this was on the same site isn't stated.
Whipsnade, St. Mary Magdalene. TL 0117 1796. © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Grade II* listed. A former Methodist Chapel (originally Wesleyan) stands west of the church at TL 0103 1801. Seen by Streetview in 2021, it's dated here to 1858-1937. Link.
Wilden, St. Nicholas. TL 0940 5523. From an old postcard (posted in 1910) in Judy Flynn's Collection. A modern view, © David Regan (2019). Two interior views - 1, 2, a charming stone-carved owl in a door spandrel, a window, and the font, all
© Chris Stafford (2013). Link. Grade I listed. Old maps mark a Baptist Chapel to the east of the village, on Great Barford Road at TL 1031 5515. The church website doesn't appear to have been updated since 2012, so the chapel may have closed. Many photos are available here.
Wilstead, All Saints. TL 0627 4349. © Stuart Hamilton. Link.
Grade II* listed. The Methodist Church on Whitworth Way and Cotton End Road was seen by Streetview in 2009. It's dated here to 1967. TL 0662 4355. The same source provides details about its Wesleyan predecessor, which stood on Chapel Lane at TL 0696 4375. Housing now stands on teh site, seen here by Streetview in 2009. A Mission Hall is marked on the 1901 25" O.S. map at circa TL 0716 4374 (it's not exactly clear which building is being referred to). A photo of it can be seen here in about 1950. Wilstead Evangelical  Church is on Cotton End Road at TL 0717 4374. and was seen by Streetview in 2021. Link.
Willington, St. Lawrence. TL 1066 4987. © Les Needham (2010). Another view, © David Regan (2019). Link. Grade II listed. An impressive Dovecot stands nearby, which wouldn't normally merit inclusion, but the grade I listing says it i
s "possibly reused from Newnham Priory (dissolved 1535)". Methodist Church (originally Wesleyan). TL 1130 5008. © Les Needham (2010). Another view, © David Regan (2019). Link.
Woburn, dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. SP 9504 3328. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, and an interior view, both from old postcards in Judy Flynn's Collection.
Its grade II* listing dates it to 1865-8. Link. The Old Church of St. Mary has been in use as a Heritage Centre since 1984. SP 9486 3325. © Judy Flynn. Grade II* listed. A former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel stands on London End. It was seen by Streetview in 2010. It's dated here to 1860, closing on or by 1963. SP 9478 3300. There was also a Congregational Chapel of 1854-1943, with demolition in 1988 (source, which also has a photo). Its site hasn't been seen by Streetview. SP 9486 3300.
Wootton, St. Mary the Virgin. TL 0037 4507. Link. Grade I listed. New Life Methodist Church on Cause End Road was built as Wesleyan. TL 0063 4542. Link1. Link2. Baptist Church (1836) on Bedford Road. TL 0088 4524. Link. All © Bedfordshire and Luton Archives & Records Service (2007).
Wrestlingworth, St. Peter. TL 2592 4736. © Bill McKenzie. Interior view, from an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link. Grade I listed. For other listed features associated with the church, see here. A former Congregational Chapel stands on High Street at TL 2690 4762. It was seen by Streetview in 2008, and Genuki (quoting from an old directory) dates it to 1887.
Wymington, St. Lawrence. SP 9552 6439. From an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Two modern views - 1, 2, both © David Regan (2017). Link. The grade I listing has some interior photos. Old O.S. maps show a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on High Street at TL 9555 6429. The most recent Streetview from 2021 shows that it's now Wymington Chapel and Meeting Place. It's dated here to 1870.

Yelden, St. Mary. Another view. TL 0113 6715. Both © Jim Rushton. Link. Grade I listed. The Methodist Chapel is on Spring Lane, and was seen by Streetview in 2009. It was built as Wesleyan in 1884, on the site of a predecessor of the 1840's or early 1850's. TL 0123 6698. Link.

 

 
 

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