Eyeworth
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14th Century: The earliest parts of the present church date from this century although there must have been an earlier building on the same site as the earliest recorded rector was appointed in 1224. The nave and south aisle date from around 1325.
1605: Sir Edmund Anderson lived at Eyeworth in his later years and was buried there in 1605. He was a judge at the trial of Mary Queen of Scots.
1930: Church restoration costing 4,000 undertaken.
1958: Village Hall opened in January.
1967: In September the church steeple demolished as lightning hits the church. The church was so badly damaged as to be considered unsafe and services were held in the village hall.
1970: The church re-opens for services. The 13th century steeple, the only one of its kind in the north east Bedfordshire, replaced by a bell turret.
1987: The Ongley Arms Public House closes in November.
Sources:
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The newspapers cuttings collection at Bedford Central Library.
- PICKFORD, Christopher Bedfordshire Churches in the 19th Century B.H.R.S. Vol.73 1994
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