Historic churches · West Midlands
Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis
Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis — church in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England, UK.
Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Leagrave · 4.3 km
- Free entry
About
Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1350. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.9049°, -0.5211°.
Photo gallery
Heritage listing
The Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, is a medieval Grade I listed building. Characterised by flint and clunch checker work on the exterior, the church dates predominantly from the 13th and 14th centuries, with 15th century additions. All Saints' serves as the Parish Church for Houghton Regis, the parish including the town, parts of North Dunstable, Bidwell West, Thorn, and Linmere, as well as the hamlet of Sewell.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, is a medieval Grade I listed building. Characterised by flint and clunch checker work on the exterior, the church dates predominantly from the 13th and 14th centuries, with 15th century additions. All Saints' serves as the Parish Church for Houghton Regis, the parish including the town, parts of North Dunstable, Bidwell West, Thorn, and Linmere, as well as the hamlet of Sewell.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
Charles O'Brien and Nikolaus Pevsner, in the 2014 revised edition of Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough in the Pevsner Buildings of England series, describe All Saints as "a stately church". The style of the building is mainly Perpendicular (or Rectilinear) Gothic, with some early Curvilinear elements such as the east window in the south aisle. It consists of a chancel, a nave of five bays and clerestory, side aisles, south porch, and tower. On the outside All Saints’ is characterized by its flint and Totternhoe stone checker work, the battlements, and the stone grotesques which adorn the walls. Battlements were added to the chancel in the 19th century whilst it was being…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.9049, -0.5211
- District
- Central Bedfordshire
- Parish
- Houghton Regis
- Postcode
- LU5 5UB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Established
- 1350
- Nearest railway station
- Leagrave — 4.3 km
- Official site
- www.allsaintshr.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5116786 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Houghton Regis.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 5Cemeteries · West Midlands
All Saints Church
All Saints Church is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Museums · West Midlands
Houghton Regis
Houghton Regis is a town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Bidwell, Thorn and Sewell. Houghton Regis, together with it
📷 3Towns & cities · West Midlands
Bidwell
Bidwell — village in Bedfordshire, England, UK.
📷 3Historic houses · West Midlands
Houghton Hall
Houghton Hall — house in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England, UK.
📷 3Theatres · West Midlands
Grove Theatre
Grove Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
📷 3Theatres · West Midlands
Dunstable Conference Centre
Dunstable Conference Centre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
Other places from this era
📷 5Historic churches · London
All Hallows Staining
All Hallows Staining — church in City of London, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · London
All Hallows' Church, Tottenham
All Hallows' Church, Tottenham — church in Tottenham, London.
📷 5Historic churches · London
All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames
All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames — church in Kingston upon Thames, London.
📷 5Historic churches · London
All Saints Church, Maidstone
All Saints Church, Maidstone — parish church associated with the Archbishop's Palace, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK.
More places in this region
📷 3Historic churches · West Midlands
All Saints Chapel, Somerford
All Saints Chapel, Somerford — church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK.
📷 4Historic churches · West Midlands
All Saints Church
All Saints Church — church building in Oxford, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · West Midlands
All Saints Church, Aldwincle
All Saints Church, Aldwincle — church in Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · West Midlands
All Saints Church, Allesley
All Saints Church, Allesley — Grade I listed church in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis?
- Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LU5 5UB), in the parish of Houghton Regis.
- When was Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis built?
- Built or established in 1350.
- Is Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis a listed building?
- Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis a protected site?
- Yes — Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis free to visit?
- Yes, Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis?
- The nearest railway station is Leagrave, about 4.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LU5 5UB.