Church of St John the Baptist, Flitton

Church of St John the Baptist, Flitton is a church in Flitton and Greenfield, Central Bedfordshire, England. Church of St John the Baptist, Flitton is situated nearby to the tomb De Grey Mausoleum, as well as near Flitton Moor Local Nature Reserve.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in Flitton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Also known as: “St John the Baptist” and “St John the Baptist’s Church, Flitton”
Postal code: MK45 5DY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include De Grey Mausoleum and Ruxox Cell.

De Grey Mausoleum

Tomb

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The de Grey Mausoleum in Flitton, Bedfordshire, England, is one of the largest sepulchral chapels in the country. The mausoleum contains over twenty monuments to the de Grey family who lived in nearby Wrest Park.

Ruxox Cell

Archaeological site

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Ruxox Cell was a moated chapel, or monastic cell, established in the twelfth century in the parish of Flitwick in Bedfordshire, England. Situated on the east side of the village of Ruxox, it was granted to the Augustinian priory of Dunstable by Philip de Sanvill, Lord of Flitwick, c. Ruxox Cell is situated 3,500 feet west of Church of St John the Baptist, Flitton.

Thrift Wood

Forest

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thrift Wood is a 19.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Bicknacre in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flitton and Greenfield.

Flitton

Village

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Flitton is a village in the civil parish of Flitton and Greenfield, in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The village derives its name from the River Flit which flows close by it.

Greenfield

Village

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Greenfield is a small village about 2 km from the town of Flitwick in Bedfordshire, England. It lies across Flitwick Moor from the larger settlement of Flitwick and is on the opposite side of the River Flit.

Pulloxhill

Village

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pulloxhill is a small village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England 342 ft above sea level with a population of 850 at the 2001 Census, increasing to 985 at the 2011 Census.

Church of St John the Baptist, Flitton

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Flitton and Greenfield, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.01105° or 52° 0′ 40″ north

Longitude

-0.45773° or 0° 27′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C4X2G6R+CW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 878879670

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q67410241

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Highlights include Flitton Moor Local Nature Reserve and Fliton & Greenfield Village Hall.

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