Souldrop / Soulthorp
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view of church exterior - southeast view
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
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view of font and cover
Scene Description: the modern font; mid-19thC?
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Image Source: photograph taken in 1980 by John Salmon [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3263694] [accessed 11 September 2015]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 09983SOU
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints
Church Patron Saints: All Saints
Church Location: Sharnbrook Lane, Souldrop, Bedfordshire, MK44 1EX
Country Name: England
Location: Bedfordshire, East
Directions to Site: Located near Sharnbrook, Podington and Odell, near the county border with Nhants.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of St. Albans
Historical Region: Hundred of Willey
Century and Period: 13th century (late?), Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
No entry for Souldrop found in the Domesday survey. The Victoria County History (Bedford, vol. 3, 1912) notes: "The church of Souldrop formed part of the original endowment of the preceptory of Melchbourne, and continued to belong to the Knights Hospitallers until their dissolution [...] The only ancient part of the church is the west tower, which dates from the second half of the 13th century. The old church fell down towards the end of the 18th century and was replaced by a barn-like structure, which was succeeded by the present building"; there is no mention of a font in the VCH entry. The modern font dates probably from the 1861 renovation-re-building of the church. [NB: we have no information on the medieval font of this church].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
52.242966,
-0.558359
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
52° 14′ 34.68″ N,
0° 33′ 30.09″ W
UTM: 30U 666698 5790871
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2011-09-14 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.