Church of All Saints, Odell, Bedfordshire

Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Odell, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964.[1]

According to local legend, five strange marks on the church porch were left by the Devil as he tried to claim the soul of Sir Rowland Alston, who is buried in the church. It is said that Sir Rowland's ghost appears on a black horse every 100 years (those which end in the numbers -44).[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Church of All Saints, Odell". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 273. ISBN 9780340165973.

Coordinates: 52°12′42″N 0°35′11″W / 52.2118°N 0.5865°W / 52.2118; -0.5865


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