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KNOTTING, a parish in the hundred of STODDEN, county of BEDFORD, 4½ miles (S. E.) from Higham Ferrers, containing 135 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, united, in 1735, to that of Souldrop, in the archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Lincoln, rated in the king’s books at £10. 6. 8. The Rev. J. W. Hawksley was patron in 1792. The church is dedicated to St. Margaret.
[A Topographical Dictionary of England - Samuel Lewis - 1831]
The 1851 Census Index for Knotting can be found in the 1851 Index to Census of Bedfordshire, Volume 1, Book 1 available from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.
Church of England
The church of St. Margaret is a small edifice of stone in the Norman and Early English styles, with, Decorated insertions, and consists of chancel, nave, south porch, chapel and a small western tower containing a clock and one bell: the chancel arch is Norman, with zigzag mouldings : on the parapet of the tower is the date 1615, and a roof beam of the nave is dated 1669: there are about 70 sittings. The register dates from about the year 1592.
[Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]
Non-conformist
Here is a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
[Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]
The parish record transcripts for St Margaret are available on microfiche for the period 1592-1812 from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.
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[Last updated 16 March 2003 Martin Edwards]