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Church of St Mary

A Grade II* Listed Building in Coleorton, Leicestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7514 / 52°45'5"N

Longitude: -1.4225 / 1°25'21"W

OS Eastings: 439075

OS Northings: 317248

OS Grid: SK390172

Mapcode National: GBR 6H2.F62

Mapcode Global: WHDHT.33WH

Plus Code: 9C4WQH2G+HX

Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 24 November 1965

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1073571

English Heritage Legacy ID: 187768

ID on this website: 101073571

Location: St Mary's Church, Church Town, North West Leicestershire, LE67

County: Leicestershire

District: North West Leicestershire

Civil Parish: Coleorton

Traditional County: Leicestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire

Church of England Parish: Coleorton St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Leicester

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Description


SK 31 NE COLEORTON ASHBY ROAD

3/1 Church of St. Mary
24.11.65
GV II*


Parish Church, C14 and C15, restored c1850. Coursed squared rubble. West
tower with fine recessed spire, and traceried lights, and round stair turret.
Perpendicular south aisle, with polygonal stair tower at west end, and cornice
with carved decorative heads. This, and the decorated window tracery look
like C19 renewal. Windows have hood-moulds, externally, some with corbel
heads. Ball flower cornice to north aisle. Arcaded interior has various
pieces of Flemish and English C17 woodwork, and in the west window, stained
glass of C1500 brought from Rouen by Sir George Beaumont, also a monument to
Sir Thomas Beaumont, d. 1607 of alabaster with reclining effigies in a recess.


Listing NGR: SK3907517248

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