St Mary's Church, Barkby

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St. Mary's Church, Barkby
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St Mary's Church, Barkby
52°40′57.50″N1°3′34.50″W / 52.6826389°N 1.0595833°W / 52.6826389; -1.0595833
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 Barkby

St Mary's Church, Barkby is the Church of England Parish Church for Barkby, Leicestershire, England. The church mostly dates from the 13th century. It was Grade I listed in 1966. [1]

Contents

Bells

The church has six bells for bell ringing [2]

Parish status

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

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References

  1. "Church of St Mary, Main Street, Barkby - Listed Buildings - Charnwood Borough Council". Charnwood.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  2. "Dove Details". Dove.cccbr.org.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2010.