Felmersham Village
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Pavenham Road
The High Road
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The parish of Felmersham and Radwell is almost encircled by the
river Ouse as it winds its way through the north Bedfordshire countryside.
Access to Felmersham from the north is over a bridge built in 1818 and is one of several stone bridges in the
north of the county including Radwell bridge.
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Felmersham bridge was
strengthened and repaired in 1993, but there has never been a weight
restriction placed upon it, a tribute to those early C19 bridge builders.
Several times a year the Ouse valley and local approach roads
flood, cutting off access to the parish
both from the north and the south.
Next to the bridge are two grassed areas known as the
Jubilee Lawn and the Margaret Alleway Memorial Garden. They
provide a pleasant setting where parishioners and visitors
can sit and enjoy the river. Between the two grassed areas
is a public slip from which boats and canoes can be
launched.
Over looking the river is the
C13 parish
church, built between 1220 and 1240 it is a fine example of Early
English architecture. The principal features outside are the west
front and the central tower, and inside the cathedral like Early
English arches at the central crossing and an early 15C
(perpendicular) oak screen.
St Mary's Church - East End >>> |
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Across the road from the church is the Tithe Barn. Built in 1428 it
was sympathetically converted into four dwellings in the early Eighties. Prior to this it had
stood empty for many years and it was the conversion that
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There are approx. 206 properties in the village
and they are a mixture of old stone cottages and houses, Victorian brick built
cottages, villas and houses and modern houses and bungalows.
Properties
built in the sixties and seventies tend not to be sympathetic with the
area, however more recent developments have been better designed and have
added character to the village.
A
circular village
walk describes in words and pictures many of the interesting buildings.
<<< Early 15C Tithe Barn |
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