It is believed that there has been a church on this site since Norman times, with the current building being constructed from the 1250s onwards when Sharnbrook became more populous and prosperous. The long history of the church in the village has led to a wealth of local connections over the centuries.

History of the building

A leaflet outlining the key features of the building can be downloaded below (file titled St Peter's History Leaflet). A longer history of the church was written by James Collett-White and Colin Scott, first produced in 1983 and updated in the early 2000s. Please contact us if you are interested in a copy of the longer history. 

St Peter's Room project

In the early 2000s the need for meeting space and other facilities was addressed by the addition of St Peter's Room to the north-east side of the church. The project was completed in 2005 with the dedication by the Bishop in 2006. This project was enabled by the kind generosity of many in the local community. Details of the sponsors and donors for this project can be found in the file below (file titled St Peters Room sponsors).

The church organ

Choral music, supported by a traditional pipe organ, has been a core part of worship at St Peter's. Details about previous organs, and the current pipe organ, as well as the history of the instruments that have formed part of our worship can be found below (file titled The Pipe Organs of St Peters).

Monuments in St Peter's Church and the churchyard

The long history of the church in this place means that there are many local connections. Families who come to us for funerals are often laying their loved ones to rest amongst many generations of family and friends. We understand how important it is for families to be able to re-discover the location of monuments placed for past generations. 

Thanks to the hard work of the local Women's Institute in the 1980s and subsequent efforts by George and Ann Rowland, Colin Scott, Judy Lee and Roland Carpenter, the records of the graveyard, cremation areas and memorials and dedications inside the church have been carefully transcribed into the monument database. This can be accessed in spreadsheet form via this link.

This database is in surname order and can be scrolled in order to find all references to a particular surname as the memorials will be shown together whether outside, inside or cremated remains. Please note that the first few records have no Surname recorded as they were unreadable at the time of recording. The file below shows information about the locations of the various reference points given in the database (file titled St Peters Monument Database supporting information). 

If you have any questions about a memorial in the church or churchyard then please contact us.