Market Bosworth St Peter
The pleasant town of Market Bosworth is of course famous for its nearby battlefield but the town is pretty enough for a visit on its own and the church of St Peter makes it doubly attractive. The town is 10 miles to the west of Leicester and had a recorded population of 1,906 in 2001. There have been Roman and Bronze age finds in the vicinity and the village was well established before the Norman Conquest in 1066. Before the conquest...
Broughton Astley St Mary
Lying 9 miles south of Leicester the large sprawling village of Broughton Astley actually consists of three earlier settlements these being, Broughton, Sutton-in-the-Elms and Primethorpe, in 1900 the population was around 1,200 but a large building program has increased this to around 10,000 at the present. The church of St Mary’s probably dates from 1220 although there is some evidence that there are remains from an earlier...
Ketton St Mary the Virgin
This church was a great surprise. I usually lookup the churches first before I visit but I was rather busy so just headed out with a list of churches near to each other in Rutland. On finding the church down a side street I was first struck by the size of the church and then by the fantastic tower and spire. Surrounded by fine 17th century houses it really is a beautiful building that requires a visit to admire the workmanship of the...
Teigh Church Holy Trinity
This is a very special church with a unique feature that I shall come onto later. The village of Teigh in Rutland is a small community some…..from Oakham. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as ‘Tie’ and the first reference to a church at Tie was around 1100. Teigh has had a notorious Rector. In 1321 Teigh had a Richard de Folville as Rector, a ruffian priest who often joined his lawless and at that time out-lawed...
Tixover Church St Luke
This little church is in a beautiful position away from the village along a field track by the River Welland. Now there are two things you need to know when wanting to visit the church. On entering this small hamlet you will see a sign pointing to a house stating ‘church key’. You cannot miss the house it is the large 17th century building with a gate. By the front door is a hook and on there you will find the key. If it is not there...
Quorn Church St Bartholomew’s
Quorn (also known as Quorndon) is situated 3 miles South of Loughborough and 12 miles North of Leicester, in the district of Charnwood. Quorn was not mentioned in the Domesday Book, but the first documentary evidence for the Church appears in the will of Ranulph, fourth Earl of Chester who died in 1153. He gave the Church at Barrow (founded in 1138), together with its ‘chapel at Quorn’ to ‘the Abbey of St Mary in Leicester’. This...
Lutterworth Church St Marys
Fifteen miles south of Leicester is the market town of Lutterworth of nearly 8,500 people. The name of Lutterworth is probably derived from the Old Norse name “Lutter’s Vordig” meaning Luther’s Farm. Lutterworth was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 and the town was granted its Market Charter in 1214 by King John and continues to hold a market to this day. It has a certain charm and although there are now...
Lyddington Church St Andrew
This pretty village of around 400 people is at the southern point of Rutland some 2 miles south of Uppingham and 19 miles south-east of Leicester. The church of St Andrew is important for a number of reasons and is closely tied with Lyddington Bedehouse which was once a Bishop’s Palace and is now owned by English Heritage. In this regard this church is unique in the two counties in having the remains of a Bishop’s Palace...
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