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St Thomas's Chapel is a medieval religious structure located in Bedfordshire, England. The chapel dates to the medieval period and represents an example of small-scale ecclesiastical architecture from that era. As a designated ancient monument, it reflects the pattern of chapel building in the English countryside during the Middle Ages, serving local communities or specific functions such as pilgrimage or private devotion. The site remains an important record of medieval religious life and architectural practices in the region.
St Thomas's Chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004675. View the official record →
St Thomas's Chapel is a medieval religious structure located in Bedfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004675.
St Thomas's Chapel is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004675.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory Farm (4.2 km), Anglo-Saxon settlement, and probable prehistoric ring ditches, west of Pirton village (4.5 km), Toot Hill motte and bailey castle and shrunken medieval village at Pirton (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Thomas's Chapel's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
St Thomas's Chapel stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.