Knotting
St. Margaret's Church in Knotting
Knotting Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference	TL001136
Civil parish	Knotting and Souldrop
Unitary authority	Bedford
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BEDFORD
Postcode district	MK44
Dialling code	01234
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North East Bedfordshire
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52°15′00″N 0°32′00″W / 52.25°N 0.5333°W / 52.25; -0.5333

Knotting is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knotting and Souldrop, in the Bedford district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, located near the border with Northamptonshire. Nearby places are, Sharnbrook, Podington, Odell, Melchbourne, Yelden, Newton Bromswold, Souldrop and Rushden over the border in Northamptonshire. In 1931 the parish had a population of 114.^[1] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished to form "Knotting and Souldrop".^[2]

Parish church

The Parish Church is partly of 12th century Norman construction, including a chancel arch with carved decoration, and is dedicated to St Margaret.^[3] The registers date from 1592^[4] and many of these are deposited at the Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service. The church was vested with the Churches Conservation Trust on 1 April 2009.^[5]