Stevington
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Stevington is a village in the North East Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, and forms the civil parish of Stevington. It is on the River Ouse. Nearby places are Bromham, and Turvey.
The village boasts a fine Mediaeval Church as well as a number of listed buildings spanning the centuries. The Village appears in the Domesday Book and has been chronicled in a series of publications by the Stevington Historical Trust including Stevington, The Village History, Stevington, A village in Pictures, Historic Walks in Stevington and a forthcoming study and book about the Natural History of Stevington.
The Village is also known for being the home of Kathy Brown's garden, a fine landscaped garden open to the public on a number of occasions throughout the year and designed and owned by the Landscape Gardener Kathy Brown. The gardens are in the grounds of the Old Manor House in Stevington.
Stevington was a location for much non-conformist activity, prominent because it is exactly 5 miles from Bedford, allowing Baptist activities to occur under the laws of the 17th and 18th centuries. A fine [Baptist Chapel] is found at the West End of the Village and it is reputed that John Bunyan preached in the field at Meeting Farm
[edit] External links
- St Mary The Virgin, Stevington
- The Website of the Parish Council of Stevington
- Website of the Stevington Historical Trust
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