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Lutterworth Church S...
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...
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Lyddington Church St...
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....
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Rolleston Church ...
The small hamlet of Rolleston is around 7 miles east of Leicester near to Billesdon. You may wonder whether you are actually allowed to drive to it,...
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Exton Church –...
This fine church with its amazing array of monuments is another of the counties best. But first a potted history on the village and manors. The...
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Preston Church ̵...
This church is a delight. Usually I wait until the end to give my overall impression of a church, however in this case it warrants this in the first...
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North Luffenham R...
South of Rutland water and 5 miles east of Uppingham is the village of North Luffenham which had a recorded population of over 700 for the 2001...
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Rotherby Church R...
Some ten miles north-west of Leicester is the small village of Rotherby sited in the Wreake Valley. Having a ‘by’ in the village name like so...
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Dunton Bassett Churc...
An interesting entry in ‘Nichols‘ tells us that in 1745 the Duke of Cumberland marched through the village of Dunton Bassett at the head...
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Bagworth Church R...
Bagworth is approximately six miles to the west of Leicester and forms a parish with Thornton its neighbour, there is however at present a church in...
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Allexton Church R...
Only just in Leicestershire, this small pretty village of approx 60 people lies off the busy A47 which separates it from its near neighbour...
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Belgrave Church R...
Although today Belgrave is a suburb of the sprawling city of Leicester it once was a pleasant wealthy village situated to the north of...
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Loughborough is our largest town in the north of the county and it expanded a great deal during the Industrial Revolution, from 1801 to 1831 the...
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South of Rutland water and 5 miles east of Uppingham is the village of North Luffenham which had a recorded population of over 700 for the 2001...
Fancy Photographing Gargoyles?
posted on: Apr 18, 2012 | author: Pewfinder
This may be of interest to some of you its the Gargoyle Project and they are looking for volunteers to visit churches and take images of the pesky...
Rotherby Church – All Saints
posted on: Apr 17, 2012 | author: Pewfinder
Some ten miles north-west of Leicester is the small village of Rotherby sited in the Wreake Valley. Having a ‘by’ in the village name like so...
Dunton Bassett Church – All Saints
posted on: Apr 8, 2012 | author: Pewfinder
An interesting entry in ‘Nichols‘ tells us that in 1745 the Duke of Cumberland marched through the village of Dunton Bassett at the head...
Bagworth Church – Holy Rood
posted on: Apr 8, 2012 | author: Pewfinder
Bagworth is approximately six miles to the west of Leicester and forms a parish with Thornton its neighbour, there is however at present a church in...
Allexton Church – St Peter
posted on: Apr 4, 2012 | author: Pewfinder
Only just in Leicestershire, this small pretty village of approx 60 people lies off the busy A47 which separates it from its near neighbour...
New Website Launched
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Today we have launched our new site and although it looks rather empty, have no fear it will soon be filled with our old data and new churches. The...
Belgrave Church – St Peter’s
posted on: Nov 13, 2011 | author: Pewfinder
Although today Belgrave is a suburb of the sprawling city of Leicester it once was a pleasant wealthy village situated to the north of...
Loughborough Church – All Saints &...
posted on: Nov 6, 2011 | author: Pewfinder
Loughborough is our largest town in the north of the county and it expanded a great deal during the Industrial Revolution, from 1801 to 1831 the...
Sutton Cheney Church – St James
posted on: Oct 19, 2011 | author: Pewfinder
This pretty village has a population of around 550 and is 14 miles west of Leicester and very near to the Battle of Bosworth which occurred in 1485....


