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= Parish of All Saints' Houghton Regis =

The ecclesiastical parish of All Saints Houghton Regis includes the town of Houghton Regis, Bedforshire, a large section of north Dunstable, the historic settlements of Bidwell, Puddlehill, Sewell and Thorn with an estimated population of about 22,000 residents. The new residential areas around Houghton Regis are also part of the parish.

The parish is part of the Church of England in the Diocese of St Albans. The main worship space is All Saints' Parish Church, a Grade I listed medieval church in the centre of Houghton Regis. A second church St Thomas', on Lowry Drive, is a purpose-built church and community centre which opened in 1988 originally planted to become a separate parish for Houghton Hamlets and Parkside estate.

Restorations and Works to the Fabric
Manshead hundred

Vicars, Parish Priests, and Patrons of Houghton Regis
Both the lists of Priests, Chaplains (Cappellani), and Vicars of Houghton Regis preserved at All Saints’ Parish Church and Bedfordshire Archives begin in 1226. The names of those who ministered in the parish before this time are not known.