St Mary's Church, Bruntingthorpe

St Mary's Church, Bruntingthorpe
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Mary
Administration
Diocese	Leicester
Archdeaconry	Loughborough [1]
Parish	Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire
Clergy
Rector	Liz Bickley [2]

St Mary's Church ^[3] is a church in Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II listed building. ^[4]

History

The church consists of a nave, north aisle, transept, chancel and tower. ^{[4] [5]} The tower has an unusual swithland slated roof. The church was 'razed to the foundations' in 1873 apart from the tower which was only dismantled as far as the belfry parapet. ^{[6] [4]}

The current church started to be built in the March of that year ^{[4] [3]} and the tower was restored. ^[5] The font, dating from the 12th century, survives from the earlier church. The chancel's north wall has a wall painting depicting the Descent from the Cross. ^{[6] [5]}

References

1. "Diocese of Leicester | Find a Church". www.leicester.anglican.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
2. "Bruntingthorpe: St Mary". www.achurchnearyou.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
3. "Genuki: Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire". www.genuki.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
4. "Church of St Mary, Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
5. "Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire - genealogy heraldry and history". ukga.org.
6. "Bruntingthorpe Church St Mary's | Leicestershire & Rutland Church Journal". www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

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