Timeline of Events in Knotting
1086: Knotting mentioned in the Domesday Book.
12th Century: The church has a 12th century nave and a fine Norman chancel arch, the building was enlarged in the 13th century by the addition of a south transept.
1615: West tower added to the church.
1637: The Rev. Arthur Alvery unfrocked and deprived of his living for allowing cock fighting in the church chancel.
1774: Henry James Pye, poet Laureate who owned Knotting Manor, sold the land to the Duke of Bedford.
c.1850: Model cottages built by the Duke of Bedford.
1889: Methodist Chapel built.
1933: Major restoration on the church.
1934: Under the North Bedfordshire Review Order the civil parish of Knotting and Souldrop formed.
1952: Knotting Green Farm and Manor Farm are Grade II listed.
1956: Between 1956 and 1963 extensive repairs carried out to the tower and chancel.
1964: The parish church of St. Margaret's is Grade I listed.
1987: Knotting Fox Farmhouse, Knotting Green Cottages, Strawberry Hill Farm and the war memorial are Grade II listed.
1988: A telephone kiosk opposite Knotting Green Cottages is Grade II listed.