farmer found him and took him home. After days of praying to St Thomas Becket, Ailward's eyes and testicles grew back (though his eyes were different colours and his testicles were smaller than they had been before). He devoted the rest of his years to St. Thomas. A slightly amended, animated version of the legend has been produced online. The story is told in a set of early thirteenth century stained glass windows at Canterbury Cathedral, which were borrowed for display in the British Museum for the exhibition commemorating the 851st anniversary of Becket's murder in 2021 (delayed from 850th in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic). Transport Flitwick is northeast of junction 12 of the M1 motorway, and beside the railway line from Brighton and London to Bedford which has a direct connection to Scotland via Leicester. The nearest railway station is in Harlington, south. Flitwick station is north. Landmarks Major Coventry Campion had built the Clock Tower of brick and stone to mark the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. This was derelict for many years but was restored as part of the year 2000 millennium celebrations. Notable people John Bunyan, writer and Puritan preacher Nadine Dorries, Conservative MP Sir David Robinson, lived at Westoning Manor Bryn West, cricketer Notes and references Notes References External links An Execution and a Miracle – An animated version of the Legend The History of Westoning Village Hall Villages in Bedfordshire Civil parishes in Bedfordshire Flitwick Bedfordshire folklore Central Bedfordshire District