St Andrew's Church, Prestwold

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St Andrew's, Prestwold
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St Andrew's Church, Prestwold
52°47′15″N1°08′41″W / 52.7875°N 1.1446°W / 52.7875; -1.1446 Coordinates: 52°47′15″N1°08′41″W / 52.7875°N 1.1446°W / 52.7875; -1.1446
LocationPrestwold, Leicestershire
CountryEngland, UK
Denomination Anglican
Website http://www.barrowandwoldsgroup.com/st-andrews-prestwold
History
Dedication Saint Andrew
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated1 June 1966
Administration
Diocese Leicester
Province Canterbury
Clergy
Priest in charge Vacant

St. Andrew's is a Grade II* medieval parish church situated near Prestwold Hall. [1] The church serves the villages of Prestwold, Burton-on-the-Wolds, Cotes and Hoton. [2]

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Description

Current benefice

St Andrew's forms part of a wider group of churches described as the Barrow and Wolds Group. [3] The group is currently headed by a Priest-in-Charge who is aided by a number of lay readers. [4] The church falls within the Loughborough Archdeaconry, and Akeley East Deanery. [5] The legal name of the parish is Prestwold with Hoton. [5]

The Barrow & Wolds Group also includes: [3]

Services

The church holds a communion service every Sunday at 9:15 AM. [6]

Heritage

The oldest recorded part of the church is the west tower, which dates back to the late 14th century. [1] The church underwent two restorations, one in 1743 and the other 1890. [2] While the 1743 restoration consisted mainly of general repairs, the 1890 restoration, by the Mr Hussey Packe, included the rebuilding of the nave in the Perpendicular style. [2] The church contains a number of monuments to the Packe family. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Church of St Andrew, Prestwold Hall, Prestwold (Grade II*)". www.charnwood.gov.uk. Charnwood Borough Council. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Farnham, George F. (1930). "Prestwold and Its Hamlets in Medieval Times" (PDF). Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological Society. 17: 2.
  3. 1 2 "Barrow and Wolds Group | Barrow and Wolds Group". www.barrowandwoldsgroup.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Welcome | Barrow and Wolds Group". www.barrowandwoldsgroup.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 You, A Church Near. "Prestwold: St Andrew, Prestwold". A Church Near You. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "St Andrew's, Prestwold | Barrow and Wolds Group". www.barrowandwoldsgroup.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.


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