St Mary's Church, Queniborough

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St Mary's Church, Queniborough
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St Mary's Church, Queniborough
Coordinates: 52°42′8.50″N1°2′17.50″W / 52.7023611°N 1.0381944°W / 52.7023611; -1.0381944
CountryUnited Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
History
Dedication St Mary
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed building
Architectural type Perpendicular Gothic
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Diocese of Leicester
Parish Queniborough

St Mary's Church, Queniborough is the Church of England parish church of Queniborough, Leicestershire, England. The church mostly dates from the late 13th and early 14th centuries. It was Grade I listed in 1966. [1] The church has a ring of 6 bells for bell ringing. [2]

The churchyard contains war graves of a Royal Field Artillery soldier of World War I and an airman of World War II. [3]

Parish status

The church is part of The Fosse Team which comprises the following churches

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