St Giles' Church, Barlestone

St Giles' Church, Barlestone
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Giles
Administration
Diocese	Leicester
Archdeaconry	Loughborough [1]
Parish	Barlestone, Leicestershire
Clergy
Rector	Sue Ives-Smith [2]

St Giles' Church is a church in Barlestone, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II listed building. ^[3]

History

The church was completely rebuilt, except the chancel, in 1855 ^[4] and was designed by Ewan Christian. ^{[5] [6]}

It consists of a nave, south porch, chancel, tower with 2 bells and north and south aisles.

William Sills is remembered in two windows placed by his widow. Several other memorials to the Sills family can be found across the church.

There is a memorial to the 7 men of Barlestone who lost their lives in World War I. It depicts St George carved in a niche in front of the pulpit. ^[7]

References

1. "Diocese of Leicester | Find a Church". www.leicester.anglican.org. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
2. "Barlestone St Giles". www.achurchnearyou.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
3. "CHURCH OF ST GILES, Barlestone - 1361377 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
4. "Genuki: Barlestone, Leicestershire". www.genuki.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
5. "St Giles Church". Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
6. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). Leicestershire and Rutland. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 59.
7. "Barlestone, Leicestershire - genealogy heraldry and history". ukga.org. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.